NCCAM’s National Advisory Council
Members Newly Appointed

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) welcomed five new members to the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, in a June 8 press release. The council serves as the principal advisory body to NCCAM, a component of the National Institutes of Health within the Department of Health and Human Services.

NCCAM’s mission is to explore CAM practices in the context of rigorous science, train CAM researchers, and disseminate authoritative information to the public and professionals.

The council, which meets three times a year, is composed of physicians, scientists, licensed CAM practitioners, and representatives of the public who contribute their time and expertise over a four-year term. Council members offer advice and recommendations on the prioritization, conduct and support of CAM research, including research training and disseminating health information derived from NCCAM's research.

New NACCAM members include:

• Silvia Corvera, M.D., professor, program in molecular medicine and department of cell biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts;
• Joan E. B. Fox, Ph.D., professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio;
• Ted J. Kaptchuk, O.M.D., assistant professor of medicine, eirector, Asian Medicine and Healing Program, Harvard Medical School, Osher Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts;
• Bruce G. Redman, D.O., clinical professor, department of internal medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan;
• Danny D. Shen, Ph.D., professor and chair, department of pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

For additional information, call (888 644-6226, or visit www.nccam.nih.gov.