About the AAMC

The AAMC and the medical schools, teaching hospitals, academic and professional societies, faculty, residents, and students we represent are committed to improving the nation's health through medical education, research, and high-quality patient care. We are dedicated to the communities we serve, committed to advancing the public good, and steadfast in our desire to earn and keep the public's trust for the role we are privileged to play in our society.

Our Mission and Vision

Mission

The AAMC serves and leads the academic medicine community to improve the health of all.

Vision

The vision of the AAMC and its members is a healthy nation and world in which:

• America's system of medical education, through continual renewal and innovation, prepares physicians and scientists to meet the nation's evolving health needs
• The nation's medical students, biomedical graduate students, residents, fellows, faculty, and the health care workforce are diverse and culturally competent
• Advances in medical knowledge, therapies, and technologies prevent disease, alleviate suffering, and improve quality of life
• The nation's health system meets the needs of all
• Concern for compassion, quality, safety, efficacy, accountability, affordability, professionalism, and the public good guide the health care community
• Medical schools and teaching hospitals continually earn the trust and support of the public for their special missions
• The AAMC and our members are a dynamic force in realizing this vision.

Strategic Priorities

The AAMC will act to meet its mission and fulfill its vision through the following nine strategic priorities:

• Serve as the voice and advocate for academic medicine on medical education, research, and health care
• Lead innovation along the continuum of medical education to meet the health needs of the public
• Facilitate development of a health system that meets the needs of all for access, safety, and quality of care
• Strengthen the national commitment to discovery that promotes health and enhances the treatment of disease and disability
• Lead efforts to increase diversity in medicine
• Be a valued and reliable resource for data, information, and services
• Help our members identify, implement, and sustain organizational performance improvement
• Provide outstanding leadership and professional development to meet the most critical needs of our members
• Nurture a culture at the AAMC that promotes excellence in service to our members and the public good

Learn, Serve, Lead: The Mission, Vision, and Strategic Priorities of the AAMC (PDF)