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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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President Signs Bill to Extend SBIR/STTR Programs

President Trump signed a bill on April 14 to extend SBIR and STTR through 2031.

  • April 17, 2026
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RFK Jr. Testifies before House Committees on FY27 HHS Budget

HS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before the House Ways and Means Committee and Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee on the FY 2027 HHS Budget.

  • April 17, 2026
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OMB Director Testifies on FY27 Proposals, Ad Hoc Group Submits Statement

MB Director Vought April 14 and 15 testified before the House and Senate Budget Committees on the FY27 president’s budget request.

  • April 17, 2026
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AAMC Joins Amicus Brief Opposing ND Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

The AAMC joined a brief urging the North Dakota Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling upholding a state ban on gender-affirming care for adolescents.

  • April 17, 2026
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AAMC Joins Concern for Animal Research Restriction in MilCon-VA Bill

AMC joined 32 groups urging removal of a VA provision restricting animal research, as it could disrupt studies, delay treatments, and waste prior investments.

  • April 17, 2026
Capitol building, Washington, DC

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