National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

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The Bernard Osher Foundation National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practitioner Research Career Development Award

This award provides financial support for up to five years of research and career development training for complementary and alternative medicine practitioners. Awardees work under the guidance of an experienced research mentor in the biomedical, behavioral or clinical sciences.

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The Stephen E. Straus, M.D. Portrait

In 2009, the many friends and family members of Dr. Stephen E. Straus contributed over $15,000 to the Foundation for NIH to commission a portrait of Dr. Straus, the founding director of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM).  

Lectures & Awards

Stephen E. Straus Distinguished Lecture in Alternative Medicine

The Stephen E. Straus Distinguished Lecture in the Science of Complementary and Alternative Medicine is an annual lecture that brings leading figures in science and medicine to NIH to speak about their perspective on the field of complementary and alternative medicine.

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