National Academy of Medicine
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38.8968°N 77.0194°W / 38.8968; -77.0194
Formation | 1970; 54 years ago (1970) (as 'Institute of Medicine') |
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Type | NGO |
President | Victor Dzau |
Parent organization | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
Website | nam |
Formerly called | Institute of Medicine |
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), known as the Institute of Medicine (IoM) until 2015,[1] is an American nonprofit, non-governmental organization. The National Academy of Medicine is a part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), National Academy of Engineering (NAE), and the National Research Council (NRC).
Operating outside the framework of the U.S. federal government, it relies on a volunteer workforce of scientists and other experts, operating under a formal peer-review system. As a national academy, the organization annually elects new members with the help of its current members; the election is based on the members' distinguished and continuing achievements in a relevant field as well as for their willingness to participate actively.