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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 Statement on House Introduction of the Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act

The AAMC issued this statement statement on the introduction of the Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act in the U.S. House of Representatives.

  • May 20, 2021
Testimony & Correspondence
AAMC President and CEO Written Testimony for HELP Subcommittee Hearing

AAMC President and CEO Written Testimony for HELP Subcommittee Hearing

  • May 20, 2021
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Letter from Friends of VA Urging Congress to Invest in VA Research Infrastructure

The FOVA Executive Committee, of which the AAMC is a member, sent a letter urging Congressional leadership to invest in VA research infrastructure.

  • May 20, 2021
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Testimony & Correspondence
AAMC Submits Statement to Senate Finance Committee on COVID-19 Health Care Flexibilities

The AAMC submitted a statement for the record in advance o the May 19 Senate Finance Committee hearing titled, “COVID-19 Health Care Flexibilities: Perspectives

  • May 19, 2021
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Community Letter to Congressional Leaders Urging Investments in Medical Research Infrastructure

The AAMC joined 228 members of the Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research in a letter urging Congressional leaders urging support for the medical research enterprise

  • May 19, 2021
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