NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
Join Us As We Celebrate 10 Years
February 2009 marks NCCAM's 10th anniversary as one of NIH's institutes and centers. Since the U.S. Congress established NCCAM in 1999, the Center has funded more than 2,200 research projects, helping to fulfill its mission of supporting rigorous research on CAM, building CAM research capacity, and sharing authoritative information.
Among the many activities we are planning to mark this milestone, we will feature:
Sherwin Nuland, M.D.
- Inauguration of a new lecture series at NIH, the Stephen E. Straus Distinguished Lecture in the Science of CAM. The lecture series is named in honor of NCCAM's first Director and supported by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health with generous funding from the Bernard Osher Foundation. On March 10, 2009, NCCAM will welcome Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D., who will speak on "Chinese Medicine, Western Science, and Acupuncture." Dr. Nuland is clinical professor of surgery at the Yale School of Medicine and a research affiliate of Yale's Institution for Social and Policy Studies and its Program in the History of Science and Medicine. His many books include How We Die, The Art of Aging, and his new book in 2009, The Soul of Medicine. The lecture will be videocast and archived for future Web viewing at videocast.nih.gov.
- A scientific symposium at NIH on December 8, 2009, that will highlight major scientific advances and research opportunities in CAM research.
- A special section on CAM in the Winter 2009 issue of NIH MedlinePlus magazine.
For the latest information on 10th anniversary activities, go to nccam.nih.gov/news/anniversary.htm. For more on NIH MedlinePlus magazine (subscriptions are free), go to www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/magazine.html.
