Forums, Roundtables, and Standing Committees
The forums and roundtables at the IOM bring together leaders in government and industry, scientists and other experts from academia, practitioners, representatives of public interest groups, and consumers. The IOM offers a neutral venue, in which individuals of goodwill from diverse perspectives can gain shared understanding and fresh insights during open dialogue on complex and diverse topics. If a topic matters in an important way to health, sooner or later it will find a place on the agenda of the IOM.
Fellowships
IOM cultivates leadership and enhances policy making by building a core of sophisticated experts through several highly regarded fellowship programs. Learn more about the IOM/ANF/AAN Distinguished Nurse Scholar in Residence program, the Norman F. Gant/American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) Fellowship, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health Policy Fellows program.
Types of IOM Activities
The IOM undertakes many different types of activities:
Consensus Study : A consensus study is the result of an IOM consensus committee’s deliberations in regard to a specific request from the study’s sponsor. After discussing the issue of concern, the committee addresses those issues in a consensus report.
Stand Alone Workshop : A stand alone workshop brings together stakeholders from a host of backgrounds to discuss important health issues in an open forum. Workshops may result in workshop summaries and reports, but these reports may not issue recommendations.
Standing Committee : A standing committee, composed of experts in their field, guides the IOM’s work on a relatively narrow subject area but does not issue reports. Standing committees may be established for unspecified terms, anticipating a sponsors' need for continuing advice.
Forums and Roundtables : Forums and roundtables provide both a mechanism and a venue for convening a diverse group of individuals to meet and discuss issues of mutual interest and concern in a neutral setting. Meetings held by forums and roundtables may result in workshop summaries and reports.
Awards : The IOM grants numerous awards annually to recognize individuals in the fields of science, medicine, and health. For more information, please see IOM Awards and Honors.