Diversity and Inclusion
by Madeleine Deye | Jan 8, 2024 | Commentary, Perspectives
This commentary is adapted from the keynote speech delivered by Paula A. Johnson, MD, MPH at the 2023 NAM Annual Meeting. Since the predecessor of the National Academy of Medicine, the Institute of Medicine (IOM), was founded in 1970, the country has looked to us to...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 27, 2023 | Commentary, Perspectives
Innovations in health care and medicine have been at the forefront of many of society’s biggest challenges. More than 50 years after the founding of the Institute of Medicine (IOM), now the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), the COVID-19 pandemic has in many...
by Madeleine Deye | Feb 13, 2023 | Commentary, Perspectives
Surveying the landscape of primary care, the 2021 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: Rebuilding the Foundation of Health Care noted the disappointing lack of progress made on the...
by Madeleine Deye | Dec 14, 2022 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Executive Overview The health of the U.S. population faces a seemingly intractable shortfall in the prospects for large numbers of people, including and especially people of color, long confronting the consequences of structural racism. Yet, rather than focus...
by Madeleine Deye | Jun 13, 2022 | Commentary, Perspectives
Introduction Leaders and practitioners across industries—including public health, health care, and clinical settings; local, state, and federal government agencies; and academic institutions—are asking hard questions about what it will take to achieve health equity....
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 13, 2022 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction The last few decades have seen an upsurge in research linking health outcomes to the “conditions in the environments in which people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age,” commonly referred to as the social determinants of...
by Madeleine Deye | Jun 13, 2022 | Commentary, Perspectives
Introduction Health researchers, leaders in health care and public health, and funders have long valued the concept of community engagement, when residents authentically connect on issues or amplify their voices to drive policy decisions affecting the health and...
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 9, 2022 | Commentary, Perspectives
As the Home Secretary and President of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (The NAM’s Home Secretary is responsible for overseeing NAM member elections, interest groups, and other member engagement activities. The Home Secretary is elected by NAM membership...
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 9, 2022 | Commentary, Perspectives
Health professions are increasingly acknowledging legacies of racial/ethnic prejudice, discrimination, and exclusion. These legacies stem from institutional or sectoral policies, regulations, procedures, and behaviors that create and mutually reinforce...
by Madeleine Deye | Jan 10, 2022 | Commentary, Perspectives
The Biden Administration—with its Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government, which was released on January 20, 2021—created a timely opportunity to dismantle racism throughout and across a...
