There is much to be done to understand the safety and efficacy of the myriad of CAM therapies used by Americans each year. The NCCAM Director is the leader of the Nation’s primary organization for exploring complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practices in the context of rigorous science, training CAM researchers, and disseminating information to the public and professionals. The incumbent will have the opportunity to build upon a foundation of research that encompasses basic to clinical studies; to attract leading researchers from academic medicine to bring state of the art approaches to studying CAM; and to build a research infrastructure within the CAM community.

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Job Opening: Director of NCCAM

This position is located in the Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation (OPPE), National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). NCCAM is dedicated to exploring complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science, training complementary and alternative medicine researchers, and disseminating authoritative information to the public and professionals

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Job Opening: Director, Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, NCCAM

Feature stories: Survey: Older Americans’ Discussion of CAM with Doctors Findings from a new survey, conducted by AARP in collaboration with NCCAM, on older Americans’ use of CAM and their discussions of CAM with their physicians. Thinking About CAM Therapies for Young People Can CAM therapies be helpful to children?

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Winter CAM at the NIH Newsletter

This fact sheet provides basic information about the herb yohimbe—common names, uses, potential side effects, and resources for more information. The yohimbe tree is a tall evergreen that is native to western Africa. The bark of the tree contains a chemical called yohimbine.

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Yohimbe: Herbs at a Glance