NAM Special Publication Collects 11 Case Studies that Demonstrate what Effective, Efficient, Secure, and Safe Health Data Sharing Looks Like
January 11, 2022
Sharing health data and information across stakeholder groups is the bedrock of a learning health system. As data and information are increasingly combined across various sources, their generative value to transform health, health care, and health equity increases significantly. Health data has proven its centrality in guiding action to change the course of individual and population […]
NAM Announces Results of 2021 Home Secretary and Councilor Elections
January 10, 2022
The National Academy of Medicine is pleased to share the results of the 2021 NAM Leadership Elections. Elena Fuentes-Afflick, MD, MPH, has been elected as Home Secretary for a 4-year term effective July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2026. The election of Dr. Fuentes-Afflick, who is Vice Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of […]
NAM and RWJF Announce Placements for 2021-2022 Class of RWJF Health Policy Fellows
January 5, 2022
Today, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced the placements for the 2021-2022 class of RWJF Health Policy Fellows, including bicameral and bipartisan placements in offices with robust health portfolios: Kristin Ashford, PhD, WHNP-BC, FAAN Professor and Associate Dean, University of Kentucky College of Nursing Placement: House Energy and […]
NAM Releases Special Publication Titled Educating Together, Improving Together: Harmonizing Interprofessional Approaches to Address the Opioid Epidemic
December 16, 2021
In order to address the urgent and complex opioid crisis, the NAM’s Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic Health Professional Education and Training Workgroup has released the new Special Publication titled Educating Together, Improving Together: Harmonizing Interprofessional Approaches to Address the Opioid Epidemic. A coordinated response requires identifying and addressing professional practice gaps […]
Expert Paper from the National Academy of Medicine Identifies Lessons Learned and Compelling Needs to Center Patients, Families, and Communities in the Delivery of Health and Health Care After COVID-19
November 29, 2021
WASHINGTON – An individually-authored discussion paper was published in NAM Perspectives today that focuses on the experience and needs of patients, families, and communities, was published on November 29, 2021. Patients, Families, and Communities COVID-19 Impact Assessment: Lessons Learned and Compelling Needs reviews the impact and implications of COVID-19 on patients, families, and communities, offers […]
Four New Reports from the National Academy of Medicine Focus on How to Prepare for Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza Through Lessons Learned from COVID-19
November 17, 2021
The NAM released four reports on applying lessons learned from COVID-19 to prepare for seasonal influenza, as well as the next influenza pandemic. The reports provide recommendations on leveraging COVID-19 vaccine technology for influenza vaccine research and development, bolstering the influenza vaccine supply chain, improving global coordination, and effectively using non-vaccine public health measures, such […]
NAM Releases Special Publication Titled Priorities on the Health Horizon: Informing PCORI’s Strategic Plan
November 9, 2021
To inform the next steps in their organizational strategy, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), enlisted the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) to convene meetings of experts to identify emerging priorities for the future of health care. These priorities were published today in the special publication, Priorities on the Health Horizon: Informing PCORI’s Strategic Plan. […]
Team From Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Wins Grand Prize in 2021 D.C. Public Health Case Challenge
November 3, 2021
The winners of the eighth annual D.C. Public Health Case Challenge were announced on October 29, 2021. The challenge aims to promote interdisciplinary, problem-based learning around a public health issue of importance to the Washington, D.C. community. The challenge topic was “Addressing Infectious Diseases Using a Population Health Approach: Prevention and Control of Bacterial Sexually […]
COP26 Presents Historic Opportunity for a More Sustainable Future, Says Victor Dzau and Presidents of National Academies
October 29, 2021
The reality of the climate change crisis demands an urgent and ambitious global response. The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Scotland presents a historic opportunity to align on emissions reduction targets to prevent unacceptable outcomes. Climate change scientists have warned for decades, with increasing certainty and growing alarm, that […]
National Academy of Medicine Elects 100 New Members
October 18, 2021
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced the election of 90 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. “It is […]
National Academy of Medicine Announces Creation of David and Beatrix Hamburg Award for Advances in Biomedical Research and Clinical Medicine
October 17, 2021
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has announced the creation of a new award — the David and Beatrix Hamburg Award for Advances in Biomedical Research and Clinical Medicine — to recognize creative and accomplished biomedical scientists who are advancing health and the human condition around the world. Named for David Hamburg, who was president […]
NAM Announces Recipients of the 2021 Cecil Awards
October 17, 2021
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Cecil Awards. The Cecil Awards recognize staff from throughout the National Academies who have demonstrated superb skill and commitment in furthering the mission of the NAM: to improve health for all by advancing science, accelerating health equity, and providing independent, […]
National Academy of Medicine Honors Two Members for Outstanding Service
October 17, 2021
Today at its annual meeting, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) honored two members for their outstanding service — Christine Cassel, visiting professor at the University of California, San Francisco; and Mary Wakefield, visiting distinguished professor at Georgetown University and distinguished fellow at the University of Texas at Austin. “I am delighted to honor these […]
NAM President Victor Dzau Delivers Commencement Address and Receives Honorary Degree from Boston University
October 8, 2021
Victor J. Dzau, President of the National Academy of Medicine, was the honored guest and commencement speaker at Boston University’s commencement ceremony for the Class of 2020, held on October 3rd, 2021. “I’m here because like so many others, I had to learn how to overcome obstacles in my life’s path. Indeed some of the […]
NAM member David Julius Receives Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
October 4, 2021
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announced today that they have awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for their for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch. Julius is a dual member of the National Academy of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences, […]
National Academy of Medicine Releases Video Encouraging Latinx/Latino(a)/Hispanic Americans to Accept the COVID-19 Vaccine
September 28, 2021
Today, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) released a video encouraging Latinx/Latino(a)/Hispanic Americans to get vaccinated for COVID-19. The video, which features 11 Latinx/Latino(a)/Hispanic members of the NAM, highlights the safety and efficacy of the vaccines, reinforces their integral role in bringing families and communities back together safely, and features personal affirmations from the NAM […]
National Academy of Medicine Launches Action Collaborative on Decarbonizing the U.S. Health Sector
September 27, 2021
Recognizing the critical need to address climate change through health sector leadership, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announces the launch of its Action Collaborative on Decarbonizing the U.S. Health Sector (“Climate Collaborative”), a public-private partnership of leaders from across the health system committed to addressing the sector’s environmental impact while strengthening its sustainability and […]
Four NAM Members Appointed to President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)
September 23, 2021
President Joseph Biden announced the members of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) on September 22, 2021, including four members of the National Academy of Medicine and 20 members of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and/or NAM. The NAM members appointed to PCAST include: Lisa A. Cooper […]
More Than 150 Innovators Awarded in Global Competition Seeking Solutions with the Aim to Improve Healthy Longevity
September 22, 2021
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), together with eight global collaborators representing over 50 countries and territories, today announced the awardees of the 2021 Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards. These awards are part of the Healthy Longevity Global Competition, a multiyear, multistage, and multimillion-dollar international competition seeking potential breakthrough innovations aiming to extend human health and […]
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Receives Lienhard Award; Spero M. Manson Receives Sarnat Prize
September 15, 2021
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Receives Lienhard Award From National Academy of Medicine for Leadership to Improve the Health of All Americans The National Academy of Medicine today announced Risa Lavizzo-Mourey is the recipient of the 2021 Gustav O. Lienhard Award for Advancement of Health Care for her unwavering efforts to improve the health of all Americans by […]