by Talia Lewis | Aug 13, 2019 | News
This morning, NAM President Dr. Victor J. Dzau gave opening remarks at the first meeting of the International Commission on the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing in Washington, D.C. The commission has been convened by the U.S. National Academy of Medicine...
by Talia Lewis | Jul 31, 2019 | News
Clinicians of all kinds, across all specialties and care settings, are experiencing alarming rates of burnout. New case studies from the National Academy of Medicine’s (NAM) Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience provide an overview of initiatives...
by Talia Lewis | Jul 29, 2019 | News
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today named the 2019-2020 class of RWJF Health Policy Fellows. Beginning in September, six health professionals will spend a year in Washington, D.C., working on health-related...
by Talia Lewis | Jul 26, 2019 | News
The lack of supportive policies for families in the United States, such as paid parental leave, has serious implications for health equity, as it affects families’ overall health and financial stability, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences,...
by Talia Lewis | Jul 25, 2019 | News
WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) along with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) have named the 2019-2020 class of FDA Tobacco Regulatory Science Fellows. Four individuals were selected through a highly selective...
by Talia Lewis | Jun 18, 2019 | News
Recently, questions have been raised about climate science. The National Academies have addressed many of these questions in our independent, evidence-based reports. We are speaking out to support the cumulative scientific evidence for climate change and the...
by Talia Lewis | May 17, 2019 | News
On May 17, 2019, Victor J. Dzau received an honorary degree from Western University Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. He was among nineteen distinguished individuals to receive honorary degrees when Western University hosted its 313th Convocation this...
by Talia Lewis | May 8, 2019 | News
Dr. Victor Dzau, President of the National Academy of Medicine gave the keynote address at Commencement exercises for the Medical School of the University of Texas Southwestern on May 7, 2019. He spoke about the changing landscape of health and medicine and the social...
by Talia Lewis | Apr 30, 2019 | News
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced today that more than 100 organizations across the U.S. — including community organizations, hospital and medical systems, academia, nonprofits, and health professional societies — have joined NAM in declaring their...
by Talia Lewis | Apr 26, 2019 | News
Victor J. Dzau, President of the National Academy of Medicine, has been named an Honorary Citizen of Singapore for his valuable contributions to the country. Singaporean President Halimah Yacob conferred the award on Professor Dzau and Professor Sir John...
