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.
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
Dec 8, 2025Commentary
Critical AI Health Literacy as Liberation Technology: A New Skill for Patient Empowerment
National Academy of Medicine · Critical AI Health Literacy as Liberation Technology: A New Skill for Patient Empowerment (National Academy of Medicine) Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping health care in ways that affect patients, clinicians, and institutions alike. Health AI, as defined in this commentary, encompasses digital tools deployed by health care organizations (e.g., generative AI, ambient scribes, machine […]
Artificial IntelligenceHealth Literacy
Jul 21, 2025Discussion Proceedings
Fostering Action to Address Ethical and Societal Implications of Emerging Science, Technology, and Innovation in Health and Medicine
Background Information Advances in biomedical research, data science, engineering, and technology are leading to high-speed innovation with tremendous potential to transform health and medicine. At the same time, these innovations carry potential risks and important societal implications related to access, ethics, and public trust. There is an urgent need to understand, anticipate, and respond to the effects of such advances. […]
Emerging Science and TechnologyArtificial Intelligence
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
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
