Letter from Harold Varmus to Senator Tom Harkin

Letter from Harold Varmus to Senator Tom Harkin

Contributor(s):
Varmus, Harold
Harkin, Tom
National Institutes of Health (U.S.). Office of the Director
United States. Congress. Senate
Publication:
Produced: 10 October 1997
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Complementary Therapies
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Letters (correspondence)
Abstract:
This letter summarizes the points that Varmus made during an earlier phone conversation with Harkin, including his concerns regarding the lack of enough properly trained investigators at the Office of Alternative Medicine to expand research in Alternative Medicine, the need for such research to be carefully overseen by experienced scientist-administrators, and the role that should be played by other federal agencies--AHCPR, FDA, and the CDC--in evaluating Alternative Medicine. He stressed the advantages of having OAM projects channeled through existing institutes and centers. Dr. Varmus appended to this letter a copy of a graduation speech to Stanford Medical School that June.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
3 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584926X384 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
MVBBXW
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584926X384
Archival Collection:
The Harold Varmus Papers (Profiles in Science)