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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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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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NIH Council of Councils Discusses Pandemic Impact on Research, New Initiatives

The NIH Council of Councils that oversees the NIH Common Fund discussed addressing racism in research and other initiatives on May 20-21.

  • May 28, 2021
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Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Hospital Consolidation

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights held a May 19 hearing on hospital consolidation.

  • May 28, 2021
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Senate HELP Committee Advances Maternal Health, Physician Well-being Legislation

The Senate HELP Committee marked up six bills including the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act and the Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act.

  • May 27, 2021
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Senate Confirms Brooks-LaSure as CMS Administrator, Lander as OSTP Director

The Senate confirmed Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as CMS administrator and Eric Lander, PhD, as White House science adviser the week of May 24.

  • May 27, 2021
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Senate Finance Committee Discusses Telehealth, Other COVID-19 Flexibilities

The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on May 19 to review COVID-19 health care flexibilities, including telehealth and the Hospital Without Walls program.

  • May 21, 2021
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