A History of the National Academy of Medicine

Commissioned to mark the 50th anniversary of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM; formerly the Institute of Medicine [IOM]), this volume describes the circum­stances that led to the IOM’s founding in 1970, the members and leaders who built and sustained the orga­nization, and the process by which the IOM became the NAM in 2015. The volume also details a selection of the IOM/NAM’s most influential contributions to biomedical science, U.S. health care, and population health and concludes with the story of how the organization navigated unprecedented national and global crises between 2015 and 2021.

Contents

• ABOUT THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE
• Acknowledgments
• Glossary
• Foreword
• Preface
• i. Institutional History
  • 1. The Founding of the Institute of Medicine
    • THE NEED FOR INDEPENDENT ADVICE IN HEALTH AND MEDICINE
    • ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES’ BOARD ON MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
    • PROPOSAL FOR A NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE
    • ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
    • CONCLUSION
  • 2. A Commitment to Service: Members and Leaders of the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Medicine
    • VOLUNTEERISM
    • MULTIDISCIPLINARITY
    • ACHIEVEMENT
    • PRESIDENTS OF THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE AND THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE
    • INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE AND NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE STAFF LEADERS
    • BUILDING THE LEADERSHIP PIPELINE AND RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE
    • CONCLUSION
  • 3. The Creation of the National Academy of Medicine
    • HISTORY OF CAMPAIGNS TO ESTABLISH THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE
    • SUCCESS OF THE 2013–2015 CAMPAIGN
    • ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSITIONS
    • THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE’S PROGRAM TAKES SHAPE
    • CONCLUSION
    • Chapter 3 APPENDIX FIGURES
• ii. Impact
  • 4. Biomedical Science
    • THE HUMAN GENOME: FROM SEQUENCING TO EDITING
    • VACCINE SAFETY AND EFFICACY
    • THE SCIENCE OF CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
    • FACILITATING PROGRESS IN CANCER RESEARCH
    • SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
    • BUILDING CAPACITY OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE ACADEMIES
    • CONCLUSION
  • 5. U.S. Health Care and Policy
    • BUILDING A CULTURE OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY
    • A VALUE AND SCIENCE-DRIVEN HEALTH SYSTEM
    • HEALTH DISPARITIES AND HEALTH EQUITY
    • THE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE AND INFORMAL CAREGIVERS
    • COMPLEX AND SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS
    • HEALTH CARE REFORM AND UNINSURANCE
    • CONCLUSION
  • 6. Advancing the Health of the Public in the United States and Globally
    • DEFINING AND SHAPING PUBLIC HEALTH
    • RESPONDING TO PUBLIC HEALTH PANDEMICS AND EPIDEMICS
    • RESPONDING TO CHRONIC CONDITIONS
    • ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
    • PROTECTING HEALTH IN AN INTERCONNECTED WORLD
    • CONCLUSION
• iii. A New Era: The Early Years of the National Academy of Medicine
  • 7. Responding to National and Global Crises, 2015–2021
    • IDENTIFYING, ADDRESSING, AND INSPIRING ACTION IN RESPONSE TO CRITICAL ISSUES (STRATEGIC GOAL 1)
    • DIVERSIFYING AND ACTIVATING MEMBERS AND ENGAGING EMERGING LEADERS (STRATEGIC GOAL 2)
    • BUILDING LEADERSHIP CAPACITY ACROSS DIVERSE DISCIPLINES (STRATEGIC GOAL 3)
    • CONCLUSION
  • 8. Conclusion
• Epilogue
• Bibliography
• Editor and Author Biographies

Suggested citation:

Hammonds, E., H. Markel, D. Rosner, and R. Stevens, editors; Harbold DeStefano, L., A. Schultz, and E. Berkowitz, authors. A History of the National Academy of Medicine: 50 Years of Transformational Leadership. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26708.

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.17226/26708

Library of Congress Catalog Number: 2022945951

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