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NLM and the IAIMS initiative: Cross-institutional academic/advanced systems contributing to the evolution of
Nancy M Lorenzi1, William W Stead1,2
1Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, USA.
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|May 23, 2022
Abstract:
The Integrated Academic/Advanced Information Systems (IAIMS) program began in 1983 and was based on a study by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Donald A.B. Lindberg M.D. was a member of the AAMC Advisory Committee. The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) grants for IAIMS were initiated in 1984 the same year Dr. Lindberg became Director of the NLM. This chapter presents an overview of IAIMS and its progression through three stages with Dr. Lindberg's leadership.