Membership

AAMC member institutions include:

• the 131 accredited U.S. medical schools
• the 17 accredited Canadian medical schools
• nearly 400 major teaching hospitals, including 98 affiliated health systems and 68 Veterans Affairs medical centers
• 94 academic and professional societies, representing 109,000 faculty members

We also represent the nation's 67,000 medical students and 104,000 residents. Each AAMC-member medical school has one primary and up to three alternate student participants in the Organization of Student Representatives. Members of the Organization of Resident Representatives are appointed by academic societies that represent department chairs and program directors.

Eligible Institutions

Medical schools in the U.S. and Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) are eligible for AAMC membership.

Not-for-profit teaching hospitals in the U.S. and Canada are eligible if they are affiliated with a medical school member and offer residency programs in at least four specialties. (The latter requirement may be waived for specialty institutions such as psychiatric or rehabilitation hospitals.)

Academic society members are 501(c)3 organizations with primary missions that include advancing medical education and/or biomedical research.

Member Benefits

• Representatives of AAMC member institutions enjoy benefits that include professional groups and meetings, valuable data, service programs, and numerous publications.
• The member price for publications is extended to individuals at AAMC-member medical schools and teaching hospitals.
• Members of AAMC professional development groups may have to access members-only resources on the AAMC Web site.

Meetings

AAMC constituents network with their colleagues through more than 70 meetings sponsored annually by the association's professional development groups, advisory panels, and special-issue task forces. The AAMC annual meeting, held each fall, continues to be the largest regular gathering of leaders in academic medicine.

The association also offers opportunities for professional development through its executive development seminars for deans and department chairs and its faculty development and leadership programs, and through numerous conference calls on specific issues.

See AAMC Meetings for details.

Professional Development Groups

The AAMC supports a number of professional development groups for individuals in leadership positions at member medical schools, teaching hospitals, and academic societies. AAMC professional development groups foster growth and leadership skills and provide opportunities for networking and information sharing.

All individuals at U.S. and Canadian medical schools with an interest in medical education may join the Group on Educational Affairs. Membership in all other groups requires appointment by the medical school dean, teaching hospital executive, or academic society president.

Governmental Relations Representatives (GRR)
Graduate, Research, Education, and Training Group (GREAT)
Group on Business Affairs (GBA)
Group on Diversity and Inclusion (new)
Group on Education Affairs (GEA)
Group on Faculty Affairs (GFA)
Group on Faculty Practice (GFP)
Group on Information Resources (GIR)
Group on Institutional Advancement (GIA)
Group on Institutional Planning (GIP)
Group on Regional Medical Campuses (GRMC)
Group on Research Advancement and Development (GRAND)
Group on Resident Affairs (GRA)
Group on Student Affairs (GSA)
Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS)

Membership Councils and Organizations

Council of Deans (COD)
Council of Academic Societies (CAS)
Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems (COTH)
Organization of Student Representatives (OSR)
Organization of Resident Representatives (ORR)

Forums

Forum on Conflict of Interest (FOCI)
Chief Medical Officers Forum (CMO)
Compliance Officers' Forum (COF)