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Institute of Medicine (IOM)The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Science is a nonprofit organization founded in 1970 that provides “science-based advice on matters of biomedical science, medicine, and health.” As an entity outside of the government, the IOM strives to provide “unbiased, evidence-based” information and advice about health and science to “policy-makers, professionals, leaders in every sector of society, and the public at large.” (See iom.edu.)


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