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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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Letter to Senate Appropriators in Support of FY22 Funding for CDC’s Advanced Molecular Detection Program

The AAMC joined nearly 50 organizations urging Senate appropriators to provide $60 million for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advanced M

  • April 28, 2021
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AAMC Statement on Senate Introduction of the Opioid Workforce Act of 2021

AAMC issued the following statement on the Senate introduction of the Opioid Workforce Act of 2021.

  • April 27, 2021
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AAMC Urges President, Congress on Infrastructure Priorities

The AAMC urged the president and Congress to support research, workforce, public health preparedness, and health equity data in infrastructure legislation.

  • April 23, 2021
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Senate Reviews Bills to Address Competitiveness with China and Foreign Influence in U.S. Research

Senators marked up the Strategic Competition Act and introduced the Endless Frontier Act, two bills aimed at addressing competitiveness with China.

  • April 23, 2021
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Senate HELP Committee Holds Hearing on Foreign Influence in Biomedical Research

The Senate HELP Committee held an April 22 hearing on protecting U.S. biomedical research from undue foreign influence that included testimony from the NIH.

  • April 23, 2021
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