Institute of Medicine

==Background==
The Institute of Medicine was chartered in 1970 and in its website states that the American 'nation turns to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies for science-based advice on matters of biomedical science, medicine, and health' Institute of Medicine About accessed 12th February 2008. 
The IOM describes itself as a nonprofit organization which 'provides a vital service by working outside the framework of government to ensure scientifically informed analysis and independent guidance. The IOM's mission is to serve as adviser to the nation to improve health. The Institute provides unbiased, evidence-based, and authoritative information and advice concerning health and science policy to policy-makers, professionals, leaders in every sector of society, and the public at large'ibid.
==People==
===Council===
The IOM is governed by a 'Council' of members. In 2008, the Council is reported to includeInstitute of Medicine IOM Council 2008 Accessed 12th February 2008...
* Huda Akil
* Drew E Altman
* Helen M Blau
* Christine K Cassel
* Gail H Cassell
* Victor J Dzau
* Helene D Gayle
* Margaret A Hamburg
* Martha N Hill
* Peter S Kim
* Jeffrey P Koplan
* Alan I Leshner
* Richard P Lifton
* Bernard Lo
* Elizabeth G Nabel
* Philip A Pizzo
* Susan C Scrimshaw
* Judith L Swain
* A Eugene Washington
* Nancy S Wexler
* Jo Ivey Boufford - ex officio to Council (non-voting)
* Stephen J Ryan - ex officio to Council (non-voting)
* Mary Lake Polan, Board of Directors member for Wyeth pharmaceutical company, is reported to have served on the Council of the Institute of MedicineWyeth Mary Lake Polan Accessed 6th February 2008. Polan is also a Director of Quidel Corporation and Professor and Chair Emeritus of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and 'a member of many professional societies' who's names are not disclosed. Polan's biography goes on to describe how she 'has served on numerous medical and health committees, including the National Institutes of Health, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) and the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protection (SACHRP) for the Department of Health and Human Services'.
===Board Members===
The IOM is organized into 8 oversight Boards. These consist of the 'Board on African Science Academy Development (joint with the National Research Council [NRC]); Board on Children, Youth, and Families (joint with NRC); Food and Nutrition Board; Board on Global Health; Board on Health Care Services; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice; Board on Health Sciences Policy; and Board on Military and Veterans Health' Institute of Medicine Boards Accessed 12th February 2008.		
Many of the largest pharmaceutical firms are represented within these Boards, some of its members include...
Board on Health Sciences Policy - Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders 
* Daniel J Burch - Executive Vice President of Research and Development and Chief Medical Officer of CeNeRx Biopharma. Burch has also worked for Abbott Laboratories, SmithKlineBeecham and GlaxoSmithKline Institute of Medicine Daniel J Burch Accessed 12th February 2008.
* Marc Barlow - GE Healthcare Inc.. Prior to joining GE, Barlow was the Marketing Director of Sanofi-Aventis in the UK Institute of Medicine Marc Barlow Accessed 12th February 2008.
* Richard Frank - Vice President of clinical and medical strategy at GE Healthcare Inc. Institute of Medicine Richard Frank Accessed 12th February 2008
* Atul Pande - Senior Vice President, Neurosciences MDC at GlaxoSmithKline. Pande was previously the Chief Medical Officer for Cenerx Biopharma and Vice President of Neurosciences for Pfizer Inc Institute of Medicine Atul Pande Accessed 12th February 2008.
* Steven Marc Paul - Executive Vice President of Science and Technology and President of the Lilly Research Laboratories (LRL) of Eli Lilly and Company Institute of Medicine Steven Marc Paul Accessed 12th february 2008. Paul also serves on the executive board of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America's (PhRMA) Science and Regulatory Committee (and is their 'incoming chairperson') and served as a member of the National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council and as Medical Director in the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service 
* William Z Potter - Vice President, Franchise Integrator Neuroscience at Merck Research Laboratories. Prior to Merck, Potter was involved with Eli Lilly and Company Institute of Medicine William Z Potter Accessed 12th February 2008. 
* Roy E Twyman - Vice President, Franchise Development in the Central Nervous System/Pain Area of Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development Institute of Medicine Roy E Twyman Accessed 12th February 2008.
* Frank D Yocca - Vice President and Head of CNS and Pain Drug Discovery for AstraZeneca. Frank previously served as Executive Director at the Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute Institute of Medicine Frank D Yocca Accessed 12th February 2008
* Stevin H Zorn - Vice President and Head of Central Nervous System Disorders Research at Pfizer Global Research and Development (he also co-leads Pfizer’s CNS Therapeutic Area Leadership Team) Institute of Medicine Stevin H Zorn Accessed 12th February 2008.
 Board of Global Health
* Margaret Hamburg (Chair) - Hamburg is also Vice President for Biological Programs for the Nuclear Threat Initiative Institute of Medicine Board of Global Health Accessed 12th February 2008.
Board on Health Sciences Policy</B> 
* Gail H Cassells - Vice President, Scientific Affairs, Distinguished Lilly Research Scholar for Infectious Diseases, Eli Lilly and Company Institute of Medicine Board on Health Sciences Policy Board Biographies Accessed 12th February 2008.
==References==
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