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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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Washington Highlights
AAMC-convened Coalition Urges NIH Funding Growth

The AAMC-convened Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research urged NIH funding growth in an Oct. 27 letter.

  • Oct. 31, 2025
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AAMC Staff Join Columbia University Medical Center-Led Project Medical Education

AAMC staff participated in an Oct. 29 Project Medical Education event at Columbia University Medical Center.

  • Oct. 31, 2025
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CDC Coalition FY2026 Conference Letter

AAMC joined letter rejecting cuts to the Centers for Disease Control in FY 2026 and urges positive funding increases.

  • Oct. 30, 2025
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AAMC Supported Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committee Leaders on FY 2026 NIH Funding

AAMC joins 454 other organizations in the Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research in support of robust NIH funding.

  • Oct. 27, 2025
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ACE Letter Urging Safeguards for AI Use in Higher Education

AAMC joins nine higher education organizations urging safeguards for AI use in response to OSTP

  • Oct. 27, 2025
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