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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.

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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.

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AAMC Policy and Priorities

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Washington Highlights

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

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Press Release

The AAMC issued a statement on the development of medical school curriculum.

  • March 18, 2024
Washington Highlights

The AAMC joined a Feb. 28 ACE letter opposing the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act (BWPA) until the House decides on new offset.

  • March 1, 2024
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Washington Highlights

AAMC joined two letters responding to the House Education and the Workforce Committee markup of the College Cost Reduction Act (CCRA).

  • Feb. 2, 2024
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Advocacy & Policy

Learn how academic medicine is benefiting rural communities.

  • Sept. 15, 2023
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Washington Highlights

The AAMC and AACOM sent a joint letter opposing the updated definitions of “third-party servicers,” which would include clinical rotations and preceptors.

  • March 31, 2023
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Testimony & Correspondence

The AAMC and AACOM sent a joint letter opposing the updated definitions of “third-party servicers,” which would include clinical rotations and preceptors.

  • March 30, 2023
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Press Release

The AAMC released its annual applicant and enrollment data for the 2022-23 academic year.

  • Dec. 13, 2022
Washington Highlights

Both the House and Senate have reintroduced the Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2022, legislation endorsed by the AAMC.

  • Sept. 9, 2022
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Press Release

The AAMC Announces the Board of Directors for 2022-2023. The incoming board’s term begins Nov. 15 and will end at the conclusion of 2023's Learn Serve Lead.

  • July 7, 2022
Washington Highlights

The AAMC responded to an April 1 RFI from House Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal on climate change and the health care industry.

  • May 20, 2022
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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.

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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.

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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.

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