A History of the National Academy of Medicine: 50 Years of Transformational Leadership

by National Academy of Medicine, Edward Berkowitz, Andrea Schultz

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309693535
• ISBN13: 9780309693530
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.2" x 10.2"