Definition: Identifies, for study and analysis, important issues and problems that relate to health and medicine. The Institute initiates and conducts studies of national policy and planning for health care and health-related education and research; it also responds to requests from the federal government and other agencies for studies and advice.
add UNITED STATES (NIM); research support by this agency is checked as RESEARCH SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; DF: IOM CATALOG: use NAF entry
Other names Medicine Institutes (U.S.); Medicine Institute (U.S.); Institute of Medicine
