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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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Testimony & Correspondence
Group Letter Supporting Increased Funding for Telehealth Resource Centers

AAMC joins over 130 organizations requesting FY25 appropriation of $14 million for HRSA’s Telehealth Resource Centers (TRC) program.

  • July 1, 2024
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Washington Highlights
Supreme Court Overturns Chevron, Limits Federal Agencies’ Power

The Supreme Court on June 28 limited the regulatory authority of federal agencies by striking down the decades-old Chevron Doctrine.

  • June 28, 2024
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HHS Establishes Information Blocking Disincentives for Providers

Federal agencies released a June 24 final rule establishing disincentives for health care providers found to have committed information blocking.

  • June 28, 2024
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Surgeon General Declares Firearm Violence a Public Health Crisis

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, released a June 24 advisory declaring firearm violence a public health crisis.

  • June 28, 2024
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5th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules on Preventive Care Mandate

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on June 21 issued a ruling in the case of Braidwood v. Becerra.

  • June 28, 2024
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