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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 Testimony For the Record on FY 2023 HHS Funding Recommendations to House Appropriations Subcommittee

The AAMC submitted testimony to the House Labor-HHS-Education subcommittee including funding recommendations for Department of HHS programs in FY 2023.

  • May 26, 2022
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AAMC Statement on Recent Mass Shootings in Texas, New York, California

On May 25 the AAMC released a statement calling on Congress to work in a bipartisan manner to take action on commonsense policies to address gun violence.

  • May 25, 2022
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AAMC Comments on AHRQ’s Proposed Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Strategic Framework RFI

AAMC Responds to AHRQ’s Proposed Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Strategic Framework RFI

  • May 24, 2022
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Group Letter Urging Support for President’s FY 23 Pandemic Preparedness Mandatory Funding Proposal

Letter from 47 organizations, including AAMC, urging leaders of the House Energy & Commerce and Senate HELP Committees to support the president’s FY 23 proposal

  • May 24, 2022
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Stakeholder Letter To HELP Committee Expressing Concerns With the VALID Act Of 2022

The AAMC joined over 70 stakeholders in a letter to HELP Committee leaders expressing concern about the VALID Act of 2022

  • May 22, 2022
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