October 18, 2004
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Six UCSF faculty members were elected Monday, Oct. 18 to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, considered one of the highest honors in the fields of medicine and health. Election recognizes major contributions to medical sciences, health care and public health.
The new UCSF members are:
Election of the six brings to 63 the number of UCSF faculty who are members of the IOM, according to the Institute. The IOM now has 1,416 active members.
This year, the IOM elected 65 new members, including ten others from California: four at Stanford, two at UCSD and one each at Caltech, the Salk Institute, Scripps Research Institute and UCLA.
Established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute is recognized as a national resource for independent, scientific analysis and recommendations on issues related to human health. With their election, members make a commitment to devote volunteer time as members of IOM committees, which participate in a range of studies on health policy issues.
In the past year the Institute completed studies aimed at preventing childhood obesity, improving breast cancer detection and diagnosis, determining the association between certain respiratory problems and exposure to damp or moldy indoor environments, and improving people's ability to understand and use health information. The Institute also issued the final report of a series dealing with "uninsurance," calling on the president and Congress to achieve universal health coverage in the United State by 2010.
UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Children's Hospital once again earned excellent ratings in a statewide survey sponsored by the California Healthcare Foundation and California Institute for Health Systems Performance.
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