Topic - Institute Of Medicine

The Institute of Medicine is a not-for-profit, non-governmental American organization founded in 1970, under the congressional charter of the United States National Academy of Sciences. The IOM is part of the United States National Academies, which also includes:* National Academy of Sciences (NAS)* National Academy of Engineering (NAE)* National Research Council (NRC) - Source: Wikipedia

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