Scott Halpern Elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Congratulations to Dr. Scott Halpern for his election to the National Academy of Medicine.

Dr. Scott Halpern was elected to the National Academy of Medicine during the 2024 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 are elected by current members through a process that recognizes individuals who have made major contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public health. Dr. Halpern’s election citation notes his impact on the field:

For making seminal contributions to improving care near the end of life by combining conceptual and empirical work. Through trenchant ethical analyses and leadership of the field’s largest clinical trials, he has challenged old paradigms of serious illness decision-making and demonstrated how low-cost, scalable interventions can improve care quality and outcomes.

We congratulate him on this impressive accomplishment!

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