How do I find my name on the letter?
Control(F) for Windows or Command(F) for mac. A search bubble should appear and when you type your name, it should be highlighted on the page.
What if my name is not listed and I signed on?
We removed anyone who listed themselves as “Nobel laureates” and are not Nobel prize recipients, scientists, professors, physicians, or clinical practitioners. If you signed on to the letter and your name is missing from the official public list, please contact us, and we will cross-verify from the Excel list of those who have originally signed on.
Why did my role change from scientist to practitioner to physician or vice versa?
We research and match individuals based on the roles that best fit them given their public background. Scientists or professors are academic researchers by training and/or profession. Physicians are conventionally or allopathically trained medical doctors (with a handful of exceptions for naturopathic physicians). Clinical practitioners are individuals who have a specific focus on a mode of healing.
If a name has a mismatched title or credentials, please help us correct this. Submit this form.
Is/was Robert Kennedy Jr. directly involved with this letter?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr did not create or initiate this letter, but a group of passionate academic supporters did! His family, friends, and friends of friends signed on, shared, and helped spread this grassroots initiative!
Is this letter connected with or affiliated with MAHA Action or MAHA Institute?
Becca Classen and Alex Lindstrom (who were affiliated with MAHA Action at the time) helped this letter with the initial spread. Becca connected many of us together. Alex and Becca helped Diana create an Excel list of living Nobel laureates. This letter itself, however, is not directly affiliated with MAHA action.
Similarly, the MAHA Institute was launched from the grassroots, and leadership aligned with the Kennedy PAC to keep the momentum growing. We are friends with the MAHA Institute and MAHA Action, and we work alongside MAHA-based initiatives. MAHA Action is also a sponsor of our newsletter.
We will also happily collaborate, work alongside, and promote any aligned organizations and associations, but we do function independently. We want to grow the coalition and movement to reform the broader healthcare-academic culture and ecosystem, bringing about industry changes from the perspective of individuals most directly involved and impacted.
What is a citizen scientist or a citizen practitioner?
Citizen scientist (n): someone who uses the scientific method to understand the world, able to understand good research, and do the work of a scientist, but is not working in a professional capacity as one, or have the typical academic credentials to be considered as one.
Citizen practitioner (n): someone who takes charge of their health, and although they are not a practicing clinician in a recognized clinical or healing specialty, is nonetheless a practitioner of, at least, their own bodies.
Why am I listed as a citizen scientist or citizen practitioner?
If we are not able to verify that you are working or credentialed as a scientist or clinical practitioner, then we have assigned the role/title of citizen scientist or citizen practitioner for accuracy.
Was the letter affiliated with any organization?
Initially, no. But now it became the Healing Science Policy Institute, a DC-based public policy think tank aimed at reforming healthcare, examining controversial research, and healing the stark scientific divide. This institute was created to investigate issues and recommend policies based on the plurality of research (including unpublished findings and insights). This organization was launched from the growing need to build an umbrella organization that would ultimately change and challenge healthcare academic culture from within, and assist with the restructuring of the Department of Health and Human Services. We aim to do this by supporting scientists, physicians, clinical practitioners, parents, and patients seeking to heal science, heal the provider-patient relationship, and restore the proper roles of science and medicine in society.