Professionalism
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Behavioral & Mental Health
National Academy of Medicine
Author: David A. Hamburg
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Last modified: 15 May 2026
Founded in 1970 as the Institute of Medicine, the National Academy of Medicine is one of three academies that make up the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in the United States. The National Academies are private, nonprofit institutions that work outside government to provide objective advice on matters of science, technology, and health.
Evidence-Based Leadership
The Public Health Case
For those who question whether violence belongs in the domain of public health, Wintemute points to a straightforward argument once made by former CDC director David Satcher: If violence is not a health problem, why are so many people dying from it?
