The 2023 AAMC Regional Medical Campus (RMC) Survey sought to identify practices and trends among medical schools with RMCs (also referred to as regional campuses). The RMC Survey was administered from July 25 to Sept. 28, 2023.
For the purposes of this survey, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME® accrediting authority) definition of a regional campus was used: “A regional campus is an instructional site that is distinct from the central/administrative campus of the medical school and at which some students spend one or more complete curricular years.”
The survey was administered online and sent to 133 deans or senior leaders overseeing RMCs at 58 medical schools (see Appendix in summary report). These 58 schools were identified as having at least one RMC based on outreach to senior leaders at each medical school in the United States and Canada (170 schools at the time of survey administration).
The survey contained 31 questions organized into topic areas, including Education, Research, Faculty, and Student Affairs. Respondents were not required to answer all survey questions, and thus, response rates varied by question.
This report summarizes findings of the 2023 RMC Survey for the purpose of discussion among AAMC-member institutions and others who seek to understand and address the current and future needs of RMCs in the United States and Canada.
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