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AAMC Issues Call to Action to Strengthen Nutrition Training in Medical Education

The AAMC issued a call to action for U.S. medical schools and academic health systems to strengthen nutrition education.

  • Nov. 6, 2025
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New AAMC Report Highlights How Robust Funding for NIH Would Save Lives

The AAMC releases new report on NIH funding and the threat to America's dominance in scientific discovery.

  • Sept. 18, 2025
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AAMC Memo on Effects of 2025 Federal Government Shutdown

Information and resources on anticipated effects of the shutdown on federal agencies and programs of importance to AAMC member institutions.

  • Oct. 1, 2025
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Trump Administration Executive Actions

A resource outlining recent Trump administration executive actions most likely to impact academic medicine.

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Washington Highlights
House Appropriators Approve FY 25 HHS Spending Bill  

The House Appropriations Committee approved on July 10 the FY 2025 HHS spending bill on a party line vote.

  • July 12, 2024
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AAMC Opposes CDC Funding Cuts in Group Letter

The AAMC joined a July 7 letter with 163 other organizations opposing proposed cuts to the CDC in the House FY 2025 Labor-HHS appropriations bill.

  • July 12, 2024
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AAMC Joins Letter Requesting Robust Funding of Telehealth Resource Center Program

The AAMC joined a June 28 letter with 130 other organizations requesting robust funding for HRSA’s Telehealth Resource Center Program in FY 2025.

  • July 12, 2024
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AAMC Responds to Senators’ Physician Payment RFI 

The AAMC on July 9 responded to an RFI on physician payment issued by Sens. Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Cassidy (R-La.).

  • July 12, 2024
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AAMC and COGR Submit Joint Response to DEA’s NPRM on Rescheduling of Marijuana

The AAMC and COGR submitted a joint response to the DEA’s NPRM on “Schedules of Controlled Substances: Rescheduling of Marijuana”.

  • July 12, 2024
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