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NAM Launches New Resource Showcasing How Health Organizations are Driving Climate Action
Today the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) released an online showcase highlighting concrete examples of how health-focused organizations are advancing climate action across the nation and globally. As awareness grows about the health threats posed by the climate...
NAM Member Gary Ruvkun Receives Nobel Prize in Medicine
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announced today that they have awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun "for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation." Ruvkun...
New Article Spotlights Success in NAM Efforts to Diversify Membership
Each year, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) elects 100 new members whose varied specialties, areas of research, and backgrounds strengthen the organization’s capacity to provide broad expertise on pressing issues. A new paper published in JAMA Health Forum,...
NAM Special Publication on the State of the U.S. Biomedical and Health Research Enterprise
The U.S. biomedical research enterprise has played a vital role in advancing science, human health, and the economy. It has contributed significantly to fields such as agriculture, environmental remediation, job creation, and technological innovation. Over the past 80...
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Opportunities for Strengthening Climate Education for Clinical Health Professionals
The climate crisis is a health crisis. To effectively address this challenge, we must prepare clinicians with the knowledge and skills to manage climate-related health impacts.
A new NAM Perspectives discussion paper outlines key opportunities to strengthen climate education for health professionals. Explore how we can build a resilient, climate-ready healthcare workforce.
