Eight faculty members from HMS are among the 65 new appointees to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences. Established in 1970, the institute is both an honorific membership organization and an advisory group that analyzes health issues and makes recommendations on national health policy. Appointment recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and dedication to service. With their election, members make a commitment to volunteer a significant amount of time on IOM committees, which engage in a broad range of studies on health policy issues. The new members from HMS are listed below.
Margarita Alegria, Ph.D., professor, department of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston; and director, Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research, Cambridge Health Alliance, Somerville, Mass.
Frederick W. Alt, Ph.D., investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Charles A. Janeway Professor of Pediatrics and professor of genetics, Harvard Medical School; and president, Immune Disease Institute, and director, program in cellular and molecular medicine, Children’s Hospital, Boston
George Q. Daley, M.D., Ph.D., investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Samuel E. Lux IV Professor of Hematology, division of hematology/oncology, Children’s Hospital Boston; and professor of biological chemistry, molecular pharmacology, and pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston
Atul A. Gawande, M.D., M.P.H., surgeon, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; associate professor, department of health policy and management, Harvard School of Public Health; and associate professor, department of surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston
Sharon K. Inouye, M.D., M.P.H., professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School; professor, division of gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; and director, Aging Brain Center, Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston
Jay S. Loeffler, M.D., Herman and Joan Suit Professor, department of radiation oncology, Harvard Medical School; and chair, radiation oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
JoAnn E. Manson, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H., Elizabeth Fay Brigham Professor of Women’s Health, Harvard Medical School; professor of epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health; and chief, division of preventive medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston
James H. Thrall, M.D., Juan M. Taveras Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, and radiologist in chief, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
