Monica Bertagnolli Elected President of the National Academy of Medicine

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced that Monica Bertagnolli, former director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has been elected as the Academy’s next president. Bertagnolli’s six-year term will begin on July 1, 2026. She was elected as a member of the NAM in 2021 and will be the first woman to serve as president of the NAM since its establishment as the Institute of Medicine in 1970.

Previously, Bertagnolli served as director of the National Cancer Institute before becoming director of the NIH and earlier held academic and clinical leadership roles at Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center.

“I am deeply honored by the confidence the NAM membership has placed in me,” said Bertagnolli. “The Academy has a critically important role and mission as a trusted, nonpartisan adviser and is uniquely positioned to bring science, clinical expertise, and community experience together to improve health for everyone. I look forward to working with members, partners, and the public to advance a health system that truly serves everyone.”

Read the full announcement here.