History
The academy was established in 1998 following the recommendations of a working group chaired by Michael Atiyah, Past President of the Royal Society. The establishment of the Academy of Medical Sciences brought together biomedical scientists and clinical academics within a single national organisation with the express purpose of promoting the translation of advances in medical science into benefits for patients and the population at large. The Academy of Medical Sciences is one of the five learned academies in the United Kingdom, alongside the Royal Society, Royal Academy of Engineering, the British Academy and, in Scotland, the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
The formation of the Academy of Medical Sciences reversed a UK trend of increasing fragmentation and specialisation within the medical profession and the propensity of the professions to focus on education, training and research within the confines of their individual profession. The Academy established an integrated, national resource, outside the framework of Government, with the expertise and authority to deal with public policy issues in healthcare in their wide scientific and societal context.
In November 2008 the Academy celebrated its 10th anniversary with a special dinner held at the Wellcome Trust.
Following a merger with the Novartis Foundation in 2008 the Academy moved to its first dedicated headquarters building at 41 Portland Place in October 2010.
The Academy's headquarters provides office space for its 25 members of staff and several modern and period rooms that are available for public hire for events and conferences.
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