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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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House Energy and Commerce Committee Marks Up, Approves Mental Health, ARPA-H Legislation

On May 18, the House Energy and Commerce Committee marked up and approved bipartisan mental health legislation.

  • May 20, 2022
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AAMC Responds to Congressional RFI on Climate Change and Health Care Industry

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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HELP Committee Releases FDA Legislation That Includes LDT Regulation

On May 17, the Senate HELP Committee released a draft of the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements Act, which contains a number of provisions related to the FDA.

  • May 20, 2022
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NIH Leadership Testifies at Senate Hearing

National Institutes of Health (NIH) leadership testified at a May 17 Senate Labor-HHS hearing on the agency’s funding.

  • May 20, 2022
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Group Letter Urging a Robust Health Labor-HHS 302(b) Allocation in FY23

The AAMC joined more than 100 organizations in a letter to appropriators urging a healthy 302(b) allocation for the Labor-HHS appropr. subcommittee in FY 2023

  • May 16, 2022
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