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Medical Education

America’s medical schools and teaching hospitals educate tomorrow’s doctors and prepare them to meet society’s evolving health needs.

The AAMC leads innovation along the continuum of medical education, from medical school and residency training to continuing medical education by providing resources, programs, and learning opportunities to support the medical education community. Ā We represent all accredited medical schools in the United States and Canada that grant the MD degree.

Find out what medical school and residency training (PDF) involve and how they are changing.

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What's New in Medical Education

Diversity in Medical School Admissions

This collection includes updates and information for the academic medicine community in advance of and after the Supreme Court rulings on race-conscious admissions.

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Professional Development Opportunities for Medical Educators

This curated set of learning events, certificate programs, professional development groups, and scholarship opportunities is designed to allow you to find the right opportunity for your career.Ā 

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Transformation of the Transition to Residency

The AAMC is engaged in community-wide collaborations with committed partners across medical education to improve the entire undergraduate to graduate medical education transition.Ā 

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Find Your Medical Education Family! Join the AAMC CommunitiesĀ 

Engage with colleagues through discussion threads around timely questions, share useful resources, and connect with your peers on topics of interest. Check out the medical education-focused Curriculum community and Assessment and Evaluation community.

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Professional Development

GEA: To subscribe to the Group on Educational Affairs (GEA) listserv and become a member of the GEA, complete a GEA Membership Application.

GSA: Connect with other Group on Student Affairs (GSA) members and stay informed on group news and priorities through the main listserv and role-specific listservs.

GRMC: The Group on Regional Medical Centers (GRMC) listserv is open to all individuals, including those closely associated with regional campuses to those who have an interest in regional campuses. To join, contact grmc@aamc.org.Ā 

GIR: The Group on Information Resources (GIR) listservs provide discussion threads and sources of timely news about technology in academic medicine. GIR members may post questions to the listserv by sending messages to gir@lists.aamc.org.

CI: With a subscription to the Curriculum Inventory News & Updates, you will receive invitations to theĀ AAMC Building Better Curriculum webinar seriesĀ and otherĀ news from AAMC. You can also request that AAMC send curriculum questions on your behalf to the distribution listĀ by submitting them toĀ ci@aamc.org.

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Engage with Academic Medicine

Voices of Academic Medicine

Alison J. Whelan, MD

“As a physician, when your patients keep coming back to the hospital again and again, it can be frustrating. But understanding why they keep coming back ... can make you a better doctor.”

Alison J. Whelan, MD, Chief Academic Officer

Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC)

To prepare students for team-based practice, medical and health professional schools across the nation are launchingĀ innovative programs in interprofessional collaboration.

Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)

The LCME is the U.S. Department of Education-recognized accrediting body for programs leading to the M.D. degree in the United States and Canada.