Dr. Jette, who participates in teaching several courses in the Institute’s new Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, was one of 70 new members and 10 foreign associates elected on October 21 during the organization’s 43rd annual meeting.
"It is an honor to welcome our highly distinguished colleagues to the Institute of Medicine," said IOM President Harvey V. Fineberg. "These individuals have inspired us through their achievements in research, teaching, clinical work, and other contributions to the medical field. Their knowledge and skills will deeply enrich the IOM."
"I am deeply honored to be elected as a member of the IOM," said Dr. Jette. "This honor would never have been possible without the outstanding contributions made by the many collaborators with whom I have been privileged to work with over the course of my career."
Dr. Jette played a seminal role in the MGH Institute and its focus on interprofessional studies and innovation. He was part of the original faculty for the physical therapy graduate program in the 1980s, was the program’s Director in 1986-1989, served as Interim President in 1987-1988, and has been an adjunct member of the physical therapy faculty since 1989.
More recently, Dr. Jette returned to the MGH Institute as a professor in the Center for Interprofessional Studies and Innovation, where he participates in teaching several core courses in the new Interdisciplinary PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences program. He also serves as an academic advisor and research mentor for PhD students and provides expert advice to the program leadership.
An internationally recognized expert in the measurement of function and disability, he also is Professor of Health Policy & Management, Director of the Health & Disability Research Institute at Boston University School of Public Health, and Director of the Spinal Cord Model Systems Center at Boston University Medical Campus.
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Dr. Jette, whose research interests include late-life exercise, evaluation of treatment outcomes, and the measurement, epidemiology, and prevention of disability, chaired the IOM project, The Future of Disability in America. Building on the 1991 landmark IOM report, Disability in America, the IOM panel updated developments since that report's publication and highlighted future priorities for the nation. The panel's report was released in 2007.
Established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences, IOM has become recognized as a national resource for independent, scientifically informed analysis and recommendations on health issues. With their election, members make a commitment to volunteer their service on IOM committees, boards, and other activities.
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"It is an honor to welcome our highly distinguished colleagues to the Institute of Medicine," said IOM President Harvey V. Fineberg. "These individuals have inspired us through their achievements in research, teaching, clinical work, and other contributions to the medical field. Their knowledge and skills will deeply enrich the IOM."
The newly elected members raise IOM's total active membership to 1,753 and the number of foreign associates to 120.