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Health for everyone, everywhere.
Independent, evidence-based advisor in biomedical science, health, medicine, & related policy.
Independent, evidence-based advisor in biomedical science, health, medicine, & related policy.
Clinician shortages continue to affect care delivery. Join NAM’s Clinician Well-Being Collaborative on December 11 to explore what’s next for the health workforce. Attend virtually or in person, with a reception featuring local innovators: bit.ly/4rakHKu #HealthWorkerWellBeing
November 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Clinician shortages continue to affect care delivery. Join NAM’s Clinician Well-Being Collaborative on December 11 to explore what’s next for the health workforce. Attend virtually or in person, with a reception featuring local innovators: bit.ly/4rakHKu #HealthWorkerWellBeing
Health and climate are inseparable. New global coalition unites academies of medicine worldwide to advance the Belém Health Action Plan and drive health-centered climate action. Read more in The Lancet: buff.ly/6w4E0j4 #ClimateActionforHealth
November 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Health and climate are inseparable. New global coalition unites academies of medicine worldwide to advance the Belém Health Action Plan and drive health-centered climate action. Read more in The Lancet: buff.ly/6w4E0j4 #ClimateActionforHealth
For decades, Dr. Kathryn Edwards has helped ensure vaccines are both effective and safe.
Her career began with a simple question: How can we stop children from getting sick in the first place?
Read her story: nam.edu/news-and-ins...
#VaccineResearch #PublicHealth #HealthScienceStories
Her career began with a simple question: How can we stop children from getting sick in the first place?
Read her story: nam.edu/news-and-ins...
#VaccineResearch #PublicHealth #HealthScienceStories
November 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
For decades, Dr. Kathryn Edwards has helped ensure vaccines are both effective and safe.
Her career began with a simple question: How can we stop children from getting sick in the first place?
Read her story: nam.edu/news-and-ins...
#VaccineResearch #PublicHealth #HealthScienceStories
Her career began with a simple question: How can we stop children from getting sick in the first place?
Read her story: nam.edu/news-and-ins...
#VaccineResearch #PublicHealth #HealthScienceStories
What are the Shared Commitments for a Learning Health System and why should they be a North Star for your organization? Join us on November 17 to hear from leaders in health and medicine on the Shared Commitments in practice.
Register now: buff.ly/bGsl1lA
Register now: buff.ly/bGsl1lA
November 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
What are the Shared Commitments for a Learning Health System and why should they be a North Star for your organization? Join us on November 17 to hear from leaders in health and medicine on the Shared Commitments in practice.
Register now: buff.ly/bGsl1lA
Register now: buff.ly/bGsl1lA
The world remains dangerously underprepared for future pandemics. A new G20 High Level Independent Panel report, Closing the Deal, outlines key steps to strengthen global financing for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response.
Read the report: bit.ly/pandemicfina...
Read the report: bit.ly/pandemicfina...
November 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The world remains dangerously underprepared for future pandemics. A new G20 High Level Independent Panel report, Closing the Deal, outlines key steps to strengthen global financing for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response.
Read the report: bit.ly/pandemicfina...
Read the report: bit.ly/pandemicfina...
The changing climate is one of the greatest threats to health. Hear national academies of medicine discuss supporting the #COP30 Belém Health Action Plan & advancing global climate and health priorities. Register for 11/11 webinar: bit.ly/3X3q7ce #ClimateActionforHealth
November 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The changing climate is one of the greatest threats to health. Hear national academies of medicine discuss supporting the #COP30 Belém Health Action Plan & advancing global climate and health priorities. Register for 11/11 webinar: bit.ly/3X3q7ce #ClimateActionforHealth
Leaders in well-being roles don’t have to go it alone. The NAM Change Maker Accelerator network provides coaching, tools, and community to strengthen well-being programs at any size, stage, or resource level. Apply by December 12, 2025: buff.ly/qb3Njgf #HealthWorkerWellBeing
November 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Leaders in well-being roles don’t have to go it alone. The NAM Change Maker Accelerator network provides coaching, tools, and community to strengthen well-being programs at any size, stage, or resource level. Apply by December 12, 2025: buff.ly/qb3Njgf #HealthWorkerWellBeing
Congratulations to our four winners!
🏅 USU (Grand Prize)
🏅 Georgetown (Interprofessional Prize)
🏅 @howard.edu (Practicality Prize)
🏅 @umaryland.edu (Wildcard Prize)
Your solutions shine for what’s possible when health + data + innovation meet community need.
#dcphcc #PopHealthRT
🏅 USU (Grand Prize)
🏅 Georgetown (Interprofessional Prize)
🏅 @howard.edu (Practicality Prize)
🏅 @umaryland.edu (Wildcard Prize)
Your solutions shine for what’s possible when health + data + innovation meet community need.
#dcphcc #PopHealthRT
October 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Congratulations to our four winners!
🏅 USU (Grand Prize)
🏅 Georgetown (Interprofessional Prize)
🏅 @howard.edu (Practicality Prize)
🏅 @umaryland.edu (Wildcard Prize)
Your solutions shine for what’s possible when health + data + innovation meet community need.
#dcphcc #PopHealthRT
🏅 USU (Grand Prize)
🏅 Georgetown (Interprofessional Prize)
🏅 @howard.edu (Practicality Prize)
🏅 @umaryland.edu (Wildcard Prize)
Your solutions shine for what’s possible when health + data + innovation meet community need.
#dcphcc #PopHealthRT
The NAM Annual Meeting on Frontiers of AI & Health: Care, Discovery, and Education is starting shortly! Follow along with us using #NAMmtg!
October 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The NAM Annual Meeting on Frontiers of AI & Health: Care, Discovery, and Education is starting shortly! Follow along with us using #NAMmtg!
For distinguished leadership as chair of a study committee, Kenneth W. Kizer earned the NAM’s David Rall Medal this year! nam.edu/news-and-insights/member-awards-2025
October 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
For distinguished leadership as chair of a study committee, Kenneth W. Kizer earned the NAM’s David Rall Medal this year! nam.edu/news-and-insights/member-awards-2025
The NAM is pleased to award the Walsh McDermott Medal for distinguished service to the NAM and @theNASEM over an extended period to Eli Y. Adashi!
October 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The NAM is pleased to award the Walsh McDermott Medal for distinguished service to the NAM and @theNASEM over an extended period to Eli Y. Adashi!
The Adam Yarmolinsky Medal, awarded to a member from a discipline outside the health and medical sciences, goes to Ruzena K. Bajcsy, in honor of her work at the forefront of human and machine interpretation of information. nam.edu/news-and-insights/member-awards-2025
October 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The Adam Yarmolinsky Medal, awarded to a member from a discipline outside the health and medical sciences, goes to Ruzena K. Bajcsy, in honor of her work at the forefront of human and machine interpretation of information. nam.edu/news-and-insights/member-awards-2025
The NAM’s David and Beatrix Hamburg Award honors a recipient whose discoveries have improved science, research, and the human condition. This year’s award is bestowed on Carl F. Nathan for his seminal discoveries that improve understanding of innate immunity. nam.edu/about-the-na...
October 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The NAM’s David and Beatrix Hamburg Award honors a recipient whose discoveries have improved science, research, and the human condition. This year’s award is bestowed on Carl F. Nathan for his seminal discoveries that improve understanding of innate immunity. nam.edu/about-the-na...
The NAM is pleased to award the 2025 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health to Alan F. Schatzberg for his pioneering research on the biology and treatment of mood disorders: nam.edu/about-the-na...
October 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The NAM is pleased to award the 2025 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health to Alan F. Schatzberg for his pioneering research on the biology and treatment of mood disorders: nam.edu/about-the-na...
The Lienhard Award goes to a leader in the advancement of health care. This year’s award honors Sanjeev Arora. nam.edu/about-the-na...
October 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The Lienhard Award goes to a leader in the advancement of health care. This year’s award honors Sanjeev Arora. nam.edu/about-the-na...
The NAM is hosting its annual award ceremony to honor the recipients of the Lienhard, Sarnat, Member, and Cecil Awards today. These awards are given to individuals who work to advance the fields of health and medicine.
October 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The NAM is hosting its annual award ceremony to honor the recipients of the Lienhard, Sarnat, Member, and Cecil Awards today. These awards are given to individuals who work to advance the fields of health and medicine.
Generative AI has the potential to transform health and medicine but realizing that promise requires thoughtful design, governance, and oversight.
October 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Generative AI has the potential to transform health and medicine but realizing that promise requires thoughtful design, governance, and oversight.
Join the NAM webinar on Wednesday, November 12 to learn how communication and collaboration can strengthen #HealthWorkerWellBeing across health care settings. Register to join at 2 PM ET: buff.ly/3ZxxxIg
October 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Join the NAM webinar on Wednesday, November 12 to learn how communication and collaboration can strengthen #HealthWorkerWellBeing across health care settings. Register to join at 2 PM ET: buff.ly/3ZxxxIg
Join the NAM Climate & Health Learning Collaborative webinar on 11/10! This event will connect health professionals, communities, and others with resources targeted at climate and health concerns in the Midwest US region: buff.ly/gEATFXW #ClimateActionforHealth
October 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Join the NAM Climate & Health Learning Collaborative webinar on 11/10! This event will connect health professionals, communities, and others with resources targeted at climate and health concerns in the Midwest US region: buff.ly/gEATFXW #ClimateActionforHealth
NAM discussion proceedings published in June 2025 summarize an international workshop held in Rio de Janeiro in October 2024.
October 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
NAM discussion proceedings published in June 2025 summarize an international workshop held in Rio de Janeiro in October 2024.
Health professionals can be trusted voices in shaping sustainable health care. The NAM’s Key Actions shortlist highlights practical steps for individuals to cut waste, lower emissions & improve care. Download: buff.ly/Ky0Oogj #ClimateActionforHealth
October 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Health professionals can be trusted voices in shaping sustainable health care. The NAM’s Key Actions shortlist highlights practical steps for individuals to cut waste, lower emissions & improve care. Download: buff.ly/Ky0Oogj #ClimateActionforHealth
The 2025 Global Innovator Summit will convene bold voices shaping #HealthyLongevity. Hear from Catalyst Awardees who are supporting health across the life course & addressing social isolation through innovation.
Join us virtually on September 29 & 30: nam.edu/event/2025-h...
Join us virtually on September 29 & 30: nam.edu/event/2025-h...
September 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The 2025 Global Innovator Summit will convene bold voices shaping #HealthyLongevity. Hear from Catalyst Awardees who are supporting health across the life course & addressing social isolation through innovation.
Join us virtually on September 29 & 30: nam.edu/event/2025-h...
Join us virtually on September 29 & 30: nam.edu/event/2025-h...
Health topics are in the news and in our conversations every day. From bird flu to measles, our new Health Basics series gives clear answers to common questions. nam.edu/product/heal...
September 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Health topics are in the news and in our conversations every day. From bird flu to measles, our new Health Basics series gives clear answers to common questions. nam.edu/product/heal...
Safety is built on trust—between patients, clinicians, and the systems they rely on. On #WorldPatientSafetyDay, the NAM and @PFPS_US spotlight the need to advance patient safety, including by strengthening #HealthWorkerWellBeing. Learn more: bit.ly/3VkAJTm
September 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Safety is built on trust—between patients, clinicians, and the systems they rely on. On #WorldPatientSafetyDay, the NAM and @PFPS_US spotlight the need to advance patient safety, including by strengthening #HealthWorkerWellBeing. Learn more: bit.ly/3VkAJTm
Going to #ClimateWeekNYC? Here are the health events you should know about. Download the NAM’s full calendar + explore quotes from climate & health leaders as we head into next week: buff.ly/q1TXdRl #ClimateActionforHealth
September 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Going to #ClimateWeekNYC? Here are the health events you should know about. Download the NAM’s full calendar + explore quotes from climate & health leaders as we head into next week: buff.ly/q1TXdRl #ClimateActionforHealth