aamc.org does not support this web browser.

Advocacy & Policy

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) works with policymakers and other leaders to advance policy priorities that strengthen the nation’s health and well-being.

Through policies that affect health care delivery, research, education, health equity, and more, the federal government is a key partner in sustaining the vitality of the nation’s academic medicine ecosystem, which is essential to improving the health of all. Learn more about the AAMC’s priorities for the 118th Congress.

Part of the U.S. Capitol building, framed against a dark blue sky, is seen from the ground.

AAMC Recognizes Recipients of 2024 Champion of Academic Medicine Awards

The AAMC recognizes two Members of Congress for their excellence in Champion of Academic Medicine Awards.

Learn more

AAMC Policy and Priorities

microscope

Research

AAMC-member institutions endeavor to prepare a diverse medical research workforce and champion an environment where medical discovery can flourish. This strong commitment is key to innovation that benefits patients.

Explore Research Priorities

doctor in a coat

Clinical Care

AAMC-member teaching hospitals and faculty physicians cultivate and provide high-quality health care, especially for complex and vulnerable patients -- many of whom are unable to receive care elsewhere.

Explore Clinical Care Priorities

Doctor talking to mother and son at community outreach program

Investing in Healthier Communities

Academic medical centers serve at the crossroads of community health, health equity, and population health and are actively working to prevent and address persistent public health challenges.

Explore Healthier Communities

two doctors

Workforce

AAMC-member medical schools and teaching hospitals play a crucial role in preparing future physicians who help create a healthier future for all with innovative graduate medical education.

Explore Workforce Priorities

Capitol building, Washington, DC

Washington Highlights

Washington Highlights is a weekly newsletter that provides updates on the latest legislative and regulatory activities affecting academic medicine.

Subscribe to receive weekly Hill and regulatory updates to your inbox.

Subscribe

Find Advocacy & Policy Content

  • Recent
  • Relevance

Filter Results

Date
Custom Date Range
Date format: MM/DD/YYYY
Topic
1 - 9 of 9 results
Harassment
Washington Highlights

On May 23, the surgeon general issued a new advisory that underscores the urgent need to support our health workforce and respond to the burnout crisis.

  • May 27, 2022
A medical provider rests his head on his hands
Washington Highlights

Effective May 10, NIH-funded institutions must report principal investigators removed from their positions due to concerns about harassment.

  • May 13, 2022
National Institute of Health building
Washington Highlights

House Democrats on Jan. 25 introduced the America COMPETES Act, legislation aimed at bolstering American competitiveness globally.

  • Jan. 28, 2022
A young woman researcher in a lab
Washington Highlights

The NIH Advisory Committee to the Director met June 10-11 to discuss the NIH’s initiative to address structural racism, ARPA-H, COVID-19 and other items.

  • June 17, 2021
National Institute of Health building
Washington Highlights

A working group emphasized the importance of treating professional misconduct as seriously as research misconduct.

  • Dec. 19, 2019
Washington Highlights

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee April 2 held a hearing titled “Reauthorizing HEA: Addressing Campus Sexual Assault and Ensuri

  • April 5, 2019
Testimony & Correspondence

The AAMC April 2 endorsed the testimony of Anne Meehan, director of government and public affairs at the American Council on Education given to the Senate Healt

  • April 2, 2019
  • PDF
Washington Highlights

Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) and Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) introduced the Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019.

  • Jan. 10, 2019
Press Release

AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, MD, issued a statement regarding the recent report on sexual harassment released by NASEM.

  • June 13, 2018
The east side of the US Capitol in the early morning.

Congressional Academic Medicine Caucus (CAMC)

The CAMC is a bipartisan group of Members of Congress that seeks to promote and recognize the important role that medical schools, teaching hospitals, and faculty physicians play to improve the health of people everywhere.

Learn more

Advocacy Coalitions

The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research supports enhancing the federal investment in the biomedical, behavioral, and population-based research conducted and supported by the NIH.

The GME Advocacy Coalition (GMEAC) is a group of organizations dedicated to the expansion and preservation of Medicare-supported graduate medical education.

The HPNEC advocates for continued support for the health professions and nursing workforce development programs critical to providing continued services to underserved and minority communities.

The FOVA is a diverse coalition representing national academic, medical, and scientific societies; voluntary health and patient advocacy groups; and veteran-focused associations.

Questions for the Office of Government Relations?

Email Us
AAMC Action

AAMC Action – Let’s Raise Our Voices Together

We are a community of students, residents, researchers, faculty members, physicians, and others who advocate on behalf of academic medicine to improve the health of people everywhere.

Join Us