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AAMC Hosts Capitol Hill Briefing on VA-Academic Medicine Partnership

The AAMC hosted a Capitol Hill briefing on May 12 commemorating the 80th anniversary of the VA-academic medicine partnership

  • May 15, 2026
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How Visa Policies Help Address Health Care Workforce Shortages and Advance Medical Breakthroughs

Two-page fact sheet detailing how J-1 and H-1B visa holders serve as an important complement within the health workforce, helping to fill gaps in the shortage.

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Biomedical Research
Tracking NIH Funding

Explore NIH grant funding data, including funding trends, funding by IC, new and competing awards, and multiyear funding, updated throughout the fiscal year.

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Trump Administration Executive Actions

A resource outlining Trump administration executive actions most likely to impact academic medicine.

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AAMC Joins Letter Supporting Preservation of Medical Workforce in FY 2022 Defense Bill

The AAMC joined a letter to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees in support of a provision to protect military medical billets in the FY 2022 NDAA.

  • Oct. 8, 2021
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Department of Education Announces Improvements to the PSLF Program

On Oct. 6, the Dept. of Education announced executive actions to improve PSLF with the intention of easing the approval and application process for borrowers.

  • Oct. 8, 2021
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House Committee Holds Hearing on Balancing Open Science and Research Security

The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee held an Oct. 5 hearing, “Balancing Open Science and Security in the U.S. Research Enterprise.”

  • Oct. 8, 2021
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Testimony & Correspondence
Group Letter in Support of FY22 NDAA Provision to Preserve the Military Medical Workforce

The AAMC joined an Oct. 5 sign on letter to House and Senate Armed Services Committees urging inclusion of a provision to preserve the military medical workforc

  • Oct. 6, 2021
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AAMC Statement on Announcement That Francis Collins Will Step Down as NIH Director

NIH Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD, announced on Oct. 5 that he will step down from his role by the end of 2021.

  • Oct. 5, 2021
National Health Institute Director Francis S. Collins testifies at a Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on manufacturing a Coronavirus vaccine on Capitol Hill on July 2, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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