National Academy of Medicine elects 100 new members

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has announced the election of 90 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
New members representing the EPSCoR and IDeA jurisdictions include:

• Marie-Carmelle Elie, University of ALABAMA at Birmingham
  
  
• Judith A. James, OKLAHOMA Medical Research Foundation and University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
  
  
• James MacDowell Markert, University of ALABAMA at Birmingham
  
  
• Michelle Kay McGuire, PhD, University of IDAHO
  
  
• Akinlolu Ojo, MD, University of KANSAS School of Medicine
• Christine A. Petersen, University of IOWA

• Megan L. Ranney, Brown University, RHODE ISLAND
  
  
• Alan Thevenet N. Tita, University of ALABAMA at Birmingham
  
  
• Chien-Wen Tseng, University of HAWAI‘I