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Distribution of 400 New Medicare-Supported Graduate Medical Education Residency Positions Marks Milestone in Expanding the…

The AAMC issued a statement announcing the distribution of new Medicare-supported graduate medical education residency positions.

  • Dec. 19, 2025
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AAMC Files Amicus Brief in First Circuit Court of Appeals Opposing NIH Grant Terminations

The AAMC and national education organizations filed an amicus brief with the First Circuit Court of Appeals opposing NIH grant terminations.

  • Nov. 21, 2025
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How Academic Medicine Serves Rural Communities Across the Country

Learn how academic medicine is benefiting rural communities.

  • Nov. 17, 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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AAMC Comments on Mental Health Legislation

View a letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee leadership commenting on the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022.

  • June 22, 2022
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AAMC Statement on the Nomination of Arati Prabhakar, PhD, to be White House Science Advisor and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy

AAMC Statement on the Nomination of Arati Prabhakar, PhD, to be White House Science Advisor and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy

  • June 21, 2022
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Bipartisan Group of Senators Announces Violence Prevention Framework

On June 12, a bipartisan group of senators released a framework for legislation to reduce gun violence and invest in mental health.

  • June 17, 2022
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House Subcommittee Approves FY23 Spending Bill for VA

The House Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee marked up and approved its FY 2023 spending bill on June 15.

  • June 17, 2022
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Federal Officials Testify on Additional COVID-19 Funding Before Senate Committee

Federal officials testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee on the COVID-19 response on June 16.

  • June 17, 2022
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