Dr. John E. Prescott to Join AAMC as Chief Academic Officer The AAMC has announced that John E. Prescott, M.D., will be the association's new chief academic officer. Selected after a nationwide search, Dr. Prescott plans to join the AAMC in September to lead the association's efforts to improve the education and training of new physicians, and enable them to meet the changing health care needs of the public. (June 27, 2008)

AAMC Applauds Congress for Extending Medicaid Moratorium
Congress passed legislation to prohibit any regulatory action on Medicaid funding for graduate medical education until April 1, 2009. (June 27, 2008)

AAMC Thanks Senate Committee for NIH Funding Increase
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $1.025 billion increase for the National Institutes of Health. (June 27, 2008)

Retiring AAMC Leaders Ponder the Past, the Present, and the Future
Three AAMC leaders are retiring this summer after more than 90 years of combined service to the association and its members. They leave behind an organization and a health care environment that have changed dramatically since their arrivals. (June 19, 2008)

Contemporary Issues in Medicine: Education in Safe and Effective Prescribing Practices
In this free report, an expert panel makes recommendations on what medical students must learn to become knowledgeable, safe, and effective prescribers of medications.

Industry Funding of Medical Education: Report of an AAMC Task Force
This free report presents principles, recommendations, and guidelines to assist members in refashioning industry relationships to better conform to high standards of medical professionalism.

AAMC Reporter
In the June issue: After sustaining heavy losses from mortgage securities and other areas, several lending companies are pulling out of the student loan business, creating uncertainty for some medical students.

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Academic Medicine
In the July issue, three articles are free to non-subscribers: "On Outcomes and Humility," "A Conceptual Framework for the Use of Illness Narratives in Medical Education," and "The Institutional Context of Multicultural Education: What is Your Institutional Curriculum?"