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2018 Testimony and Correspondence
NIGMS Diversity RFI
July 20, 2018
AAMC submitted on July 20 a response to a request for information from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences on strategies for enhancing postdoctoral career transitions to promote faculty diversity.
Community Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committee Leadership Recommending $690 Million in FY19 for the Health Resources and Services Administration Title VII and Title VIII Health Professions and Workforce Programs
July 18, 2018
Community letter signed by 55 members of the Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC) recommending $690 million in FY19 for the Health Resources and Services Administration Title VII and Title VIII health professions and workforce programs.
AAMC Joins Public Health, Medical, Academic, and Scientific Groups in Opposition to EPA Rule
July 16, 2018
The AAMC joined nearly 70 public health, medical, academic, and scientific groups in a July 16 statement to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), opposing a proposed rule that would limit the scientific research the agency could consider in rulemaking to research for which all underlying data are publicly available.
AAMC Joint Letter to the EPA on Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science
July 11, 2018
The AAMC, along with three other associations, submitted a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) July 11 opposing a proposed rule that would limit the scientific research the agency could consider to research for which all underlying data are publicly available.
AAMC Joint Letter to the EPA on Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science
Community Statement to Senate Appropriations Committee Regarding FY19 NSF Funding
June 26, 2018
Community press statement, organized by the Coalition for National Science Funding, acknowledging Senate appropriators’ commitment to federally-funded research through the National Science Foundation budget for fiscal year 2019.
Community Statement to Senate Appropriations Committee Regarding FY19 NSF Funding
Community Statement to House Appropriations Committee Regarding FY19 NSF Funding
June 26, 2018
Community press statement, organized by the Coalition for National Science Funding, thanking House appropriators for continued growth in the National Science Foundation budget for fiscal year 2019.
Community Statement to House Appropriations Committee Regarding FY19 NSF Funding
NIH RFI - Animal research
June 7, 2018
AAMC Response to NIH Request for Information: Animal Care and Use in Research.
Statement to Senate Appropriations Labor-HHS Subcommittee Concerning FY 2019 Funding
June 1, 2018
The AAMC June 1 submitted outside witness testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies regarding fiscal year 2019 funding.
Statement to Senate Appropriations Labor-HHS Subcommittee Concerning FY 2019 Funding
AAMC Letter in Support of the Opioid Workforce Act of 2018
May 17, 2018
AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, MD, sent a letter to Members of Congress in support of the Opioid Workforce Act of 2018.