OCAM (Formerly OAM)
At this page you will find articles relating to the Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM)--soon to be the Office of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCAM)--at the National Institutes of Health. Since November 1991, when OAM was created through the efforts of Sen. Tom Harkin, this has been a rollercoaster ride of raised and plunging expectations. I am a founding member of the Alternative Medicine Program Advisory Council of the NIH, appointed by HHS Sec. Donna Shalala. As my three-year tenure draws to an end, I remained "guardedly optimistic" about the future, although I continue to be perturbed by the slowness with which things get done in Bethesda. --Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D.
History Teaches (1992)
Gov't Committee to Study (1992)
Chantilly meeting (1992)
Bedell Statement (1993)
Jacobs Appointed (1993)
Which Side is She On? (1993)
Who Cares About NIH? (1993)
Jacobs-Harkin Dialogue (1993)
Please, Sen. Harkin (1993)
Senators Question OAM (1993)
OAM Confrontation (1993)
OAM Teams Visit Docs (1993)
Playground of Quacks (1994)
Jacobs Resignation (1994)
Big Changes at OAM (1994)
Delays at OAM (1994)
Chantilly report (1995)
Wayne Jonas Appointed (1995)
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