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The Institute of Medicine: Advising the Nation, Improving Health
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... Unlike many honorific societies, the IOM is committed to public service. The Institute regularly undertakes studies to provide authoritative and scientifically balanced answers to difficult questions of national importance ranging The National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the 1 Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council comprise the National Academies.
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... Additionally, for three decades, the IOM has managed the Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowships Program, which is designed to develop the capacity of outstanding mid-career health professionals in academic and community-based settings to assume leadership roles in health policy and management. The Institute and the National Academies use a unique process to obtain the most authoritative, objective, and scientifically balanced answers to difficult questions of national importance.


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