Shaping the Future of Health and Medicine
Our world is changing rapidly, and it is critical that the health and medical sectors keep pace.
Readiness and adaptation must be core values across science, education, and clinical practice to meet the health needs of the future. At the National Academy of Medicine, we work to anticipate solutions for tomorrow’s challenges.
Initiative
Health Care Artificial Intelligence Code of Conduct
The NAM is developing a framework to ensure that AI algorithms and their application in health, health care, and biomedical science perform accurately, safely, reliably, and ethically in the service of better health for all. With this guidance in hand, health care will move closer to the algorithmic integrity and national architecture required to achieve AI’s promise and avoid the peril.
Sep 28, 2026Commentary
Anticipatory Assessment: A New Imperative for Responsible Biomedical Innovation
Emerging technologies are redefining expectations for health and medicine and accelerating the pace of innovation. The radical novelty and convergence of platform technologies, including mRNA, gene editing, and artificial intelligence, are creating remarkable opportunities to prevent disease, personalize care, and transform health systems. For example, mRNA platform technology enabled rapid vaccine development during the COVID-19 pandemic and provided the foundation […]
Biomedical ResearchArtificial Intelligence
Jul 13, 2026Commentary
Patient Safety in the Era of AI: Draft Conditions for the Design of Safe Care
This commentary was developed under the auspices of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)’s Steering Group on Patient Safety in the Era of AI. Introduction In the quarter-century since the publication of To Err Is Human, both the awareness and the context for patient safety have changed markedly (IOM, 2000). Treatment and diagnostic modalities have increased considerably, care systems have […]
Artificial IntelligenceDigital Health
Jun 8, 2026Commentary
The Opportunity Cost of Market Narratives in Health Care AI
The current discourse surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) in health care demands a more rigorous examination of the disparity between prospective capabilities and empirically validated outcomes. As enthusiasm outpaces evidence, health care institutions face a critical inflection point. From the perspective of a researcher whose work in medical AI predates the current enthusiasm cycle, and whose belief in the technology’s fundamental […]
Artificial IntelligencePayment Reform
Jun 11, 2026Announcement
National Academy of Medicine to Convene Workshop on Preparing for a Future of AI-Enabled Biology
Artificial IntelligenceEmerging Science and TechnologyGlobal HealthPreparedness and Response
May 13, 2026News
National Academy of Medicine Announces 10 Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine
Education, Training, and Leadership
May 13, 2026Highlights
AI Chatbots For Mental Health – What Works, What Harms, and What’s Next
Artificial IntelligenceMental Health and Substance Use
Mar 10, 2026Insight
What is AI Psychosis? A Conversation on Chatbots and Mental Health
Artificial IntelligenceEmerging Science and TechnologyMental Health and Substance Use
