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National Academy of Medicine Announces 10 Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine

October 3, 2023

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced the 2023 Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine Scholars. These individuals are early- to mid-career professionals from a wide range of health-related […]


Health Organizations and Key Actors Invited to Advance Health Workforce Well-Being Movement by Joining NAM Change Maker Campaign

October 3, 2023

Join 190 Founding Change Makers in Taking Action to Support Health Workers   On the 1-year anniversary of the National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being, the National Academy of Medicine […]


NAM Members Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman Receive Nobel Prize in Medicine

October 2, 2023

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announced today that they have awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman “for their discoveries […]


Robert Califf Receives Lienhard Award From National Academy of Medicine for Leadership in Clinical Trial and Health Outcomes Research

September 28, 2023

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced that Robert Califf is the recipient of the 2023 Gustav O. Lienhard Award for Advancement of Health Care, for his instrumental role […]


Charney, Krystal, and Manji Receive National Academy of Medicine’s Sarnat Prize for Discovery of Rapid Antidepressant Effects of Ketamine and the Development of Spravato (Esketamine)

September 28, 2023

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced that Dennis Charney, John Krystal, and Husseini Manji are the recipients of the 2023 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health […]


Team from Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine Receives Hamburg Award From National Academy of Medicine for Developing Safe, Effective, and Affordable COVID-19 Vaccine Technology

September 28, 2023

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced that a team from the Center for Vaccine Development (CVD) at Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine is the recipient […]


More Than 100 Innovators Awarded in Global Competition Seeking Solutions with the Aim to Improve Healthy Longevity

September 27, 2023

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), together with eight global collaborators representing over 50 countries and territories, today announced the awardees of the 2023 Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards. […]


NAM Member Appointed to the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States

September 27, 2023

President Joseph Biden announced that National Academy of Medicine (NAM) member Helene D. Gayle, MD, MPH, has been appointed as an inaugural member of the President’s Advisory Council on African […]


Climate Communities Network Announces Sponsors and Collaborating Partner

September 27, 2023

Across the U.S., many communities without equitable access to the resources and infrastructure needed to support health and well-being are also bearing the greatest burden from the health-related effects of […]


New NASEM/NAM Standing Committee on Reproductive Health, Equity, and Society

September 7, 2023

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced the formation of the new Standing Committee on Reproductive Health, Equity, and Society. Among other tasks, the standing committee will assess […]


National Academy of Medicine Names Six NAM Fellows for 2023

August 9, 2023

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has selected six outstanding health professionals for the class of 2023 NAM Fellowships. The fellows were chosen based on their professional qualifications, reputations as […]


NAM Special Publication on U.S. Health Payment and Financing Identifies Priority Actions to Advance Whole Person and Whole Population Health

July 19, 2023

Whole person, whole population health—the ability for people and populations to thrive and attain their full, optimized potential for health and well-being—is the ultimate goal of a healthy nation. The […]


Six Health Professionals Selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows Program at the National Academy of Medicine

July 18, 2023

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today named the 2023-2024 class of RWJF Health Policy Fellows. Beginning in September, six health professionals will […]


National Academies Presidents’ Statement on Affirmative Action

July 17, 2023

The President of the NAM, Victor Dzau, recently released a statement with the presidents of the NAS and NAE on the Supreme Court ruling to restrict affirmative action that will […]


Hackathon Awards $60K to Innovative, Implementable Solutions to Prevent, Treat, and Control STIs in the U.S.

July 6, 2023

The winners of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s HACKATHON: Tech & Media Solutions to Reduce Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) were announced on June 23, 2023, at the […]


NAM Member Named to Head CDC

June 29, 2023

President Biden announced his intent to appoint National Academy of Medicine member Mandy Cohen to serve as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A physician and public […]


Margaret C. Wilmoth Announced as the National Academy of Medicine’s 2023-2024 Distinguished Nurse Scholar-in-Residence

June 29, 2023

Margaret “Peggy” Chamberlain Wilmoth, PhD, MSS, RN, FAAN, has been selected as the 2023-2024 National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Distinguished Nurse Scholar-in Residence. Supported by the American Academy of Nursing […]


NAM Shares Resources in Support of Assessing Meaningful Community Engagement to Advance Health Equity

June 21, 2023

A suite of implementation-focused resources follows the release of an innovative Conceptual Model from the Assessing Meaningful Community Engagement in Health & Health Care Programs & Policies project. Meaningful community […]


NAM Leadership Consortium Collaborates with Leading Health, Tech, Research, and Bioethics Organizations to Develop Health Care AI Code of Conduct

June 20, 2023

The NAM launches a 3-year project convening health, tech, research, and bioethics leaders in producing a code of conduct for the development and use of Artificial Intelligence in health, medical […]


NAM President Victor Dzau Emphasizes Sustainable Regional Vaccine Manufacturing for Global Health Security

June 7, 2023

On May 22, 2023, National Academy of Medicine (NAM) President Victor J. Dzau emphasized the importance of building a sustainable Regional Vaccine Manufacturing Network for global health security in his […]



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