Initiatives to Cultivate Excellence in Academic Medicine
The AAMC leads and supports efforts that promote a culture of excellence in academic medicine through access to opportunity, meaningful engagement, quality health care, and improved health outcomes for all communities.
IDEAS Learning Series
The AAMC IDEAS Learning Series channels experts and resources into convenient monthly webinars designed to help busy professionals cut through the noise and find ways to take action in their lives and at their institutions.
Building and Sustaining Community-Academic Partnerships in Academic Medicine
Grounded in the experiences of five AAMC-member medical schools and their community partners, this resource offers actionable guidance and examples that medical schools, academic health systems, and community partners can adapt to help build and sustain meaningful partnerships.
Action Collaborative for Black Men in Medicine
The Action Collaborative focuses on systemic solutions to increase the representation and success of Black men interested in medicine. It is co-sponsored by the AAMC and the National Medical Association (NMA).
Cultivating Excellence in Medical Education
These tools, data, and publications offer a view of select work in medical education being led by the AAMC and are organized according to pillars to guide the actions of individuals, organizations, and communities.
Advancing Gender Equity in Academic Medicine
These tools and resources help ensure that people of all genders have equal access to resources, opportunities, and participation in academic medicine.
Equal Opportunity in Medical School Admissions
This collection includes updates and information for the academic medicine community after the Supreme Court rulings on race-conscious admissions.
Indigenous Health Educators Alliance (IHEAL)
IHEAL is a national collective of scholars and leaders committed to advancing the inclusion of Indigenous principles and practices in health professions education and training.
Indigenous Health, Education, and Resources Taskforce (IHEART)
IHEART is a national collaborative dedicated to improving American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) educational and health outcomes by developing the health professions workforce, building regional and national networks, and advancing culturally responsive systems-solutions.
Restorative Practices in Academic Medicine (RPAM)
The RPAM Facilitator Training is a comprehensive, longitudinal program designed to equip participants with the skills needed to effectively understand the restorative practices processes for preventing harm, strengthening community, and repairing harm when it occurs.
Summer Health Professions Education Program
Over its 38-year history, the Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) focused on improving access to information and resources for college students interested in the health professions.
Unconscious Bias
At medical schools and academic health systems and teaching hospitals, unconscious biases can compromise efforts to promote a workplace where different perspectives are respected and appreciated and where students, faculty, and biomedical researchers have equal opportunity to thrive. The AAMC provides resources and trainings to help members address these biases.