Congressional Academic Medicine Caucus

The Congressional Academic Medicine Caucus (CAMC) is a bipartisan group of Members of Congress that seeks to promote and recognize the important role that medical schools, teaching hospitals and faculty physicians play to improve the health of people everywhere.

The caucus provides a forum for members and staff to engage in a constructive and educational dialogue about the opportunities and challenges facing the academic medicine community and patients they serve, including the health care workforce, medical research, health care delivery, health equity, education and more.

While the CAMC is not formally affiliated with AAMC, the two organizations share similar goals.

On February 1, 2023, the AAMC applauded the relaunch of the Caucus, thanking Dr. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) and Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) for serving as co-chairs. Dr. Murphy and Rep. Castor issued a Dear Colleague Letter inviting all Representatives to join the CAMC and engage on “key issues that impact the academic medicine community and patients they serve, including the health care workforce, medical research, health care delivery, health equity, education and more.”

Dr. Murphy released a press statement on December 12, 2022 announcing that he will be the Republican co-chair of the CAMC for the 118^th Congress.

Congressional Academic Medicine Caucus Co-Chair Kathy Castor Introduces Mental Health Briefing

On Oct. 11, 2022 the Congressional Academic Medicine Caucus sponsored a virtual congressional briefing on behavioral health care access, entitled, “Confronting the Mental Health Crisis: The Value of a Team-Based Approach.” In her opening remarks, Rep. Castor reflected upon the role of medical schools, teaching hospitals, and faculty physicians in addressing the profound toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nation’s mental health.