The council, which serves as the principal advisory body to NCCAM, includes physicians, scientists, licensed CAM practitioners, and members of the public who contribute their time and expertise over a four-year term.
The new council members are:
Brian Berman, MD: Professor of family medicine at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and the founder and director of the University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine.
Daniel Cherkin, PhD: Senior scientific investigator with the Group Health Research Institute in Seattle and affiliate professor of family medicine and health services at the University of Washington.
David Kingston, PhD: University distinguished professor of bioorganic and natural products at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. He served as the president of the American Society of Pharmacognosy and is currently a research associate of the Missouri Botanical Garden.
James Lloyd Michener, MD: Chairman of the Department of Community and Family Medicine at Duke University, Durham, N.C. and director of the Duke Center for Community Research. He is also a clinical professor in the Duke School of Nursing.