Excellence in Academic Medicine
The AAMC is committed to a culture of excellence in academic medicine where a diversity of perspectives and experiences are valued and respected, and where students, faculty, and staff of all socioeconomic backgrounds, religions, races, ethnicities, and ages, among other attributes, can thrive and best serve patients and communities of all backgrounds. This commitment includes cultivating environments that support access to opportunity, meaningful engagement, quality health care, and improved health outcomes for all communities.
What's New
AAMC IDEAS: Can Leaders Have a Bad Day? Reframing Perfectionism in Medical Education
June 17 at 1 p.m. ET
This webinar will explore the impact of perfectionism and shame in medical education, the effects of leader perfectionism on both leaders and followers, and the impact of shame as a teaching tool.
Restorative Practices in Academic Medicine (RPAM) Facilitator Training
August 13–15 | AAMC Learning Center | Washington, DC
The RPAM Facilitator Training offers a proactive, evidence-based approach to help institutions strengthen community and cultivate resilience. Designed for senior leaders, faculty, and staff, this longitudinal program provides the knowledge and skills needed to lead restorative conversations, address incidents of harm, and build more supportive, resilient learning environments across academic health systems.
Publications
- Accessibility, Inclusion, and Action in Medical Education: Lived Experiences of Learners and Physicians with Disabilities
- Reshaping the Journey: American Indians and Alaska Natives in Medicine
- Implementing Curricular and Institutional Climate Changes to Improve Health Care for LGBT, Gender Nonconforming, or Born with DSD
- Proceedings of the Diversity and Inclusion Innovation Forum: Unconscious Bias in Academic Medicine
- Holistic Admissions in the Health Professions: Findings from a National Survey
- Altering the Course: Black Males in Medicine
Resources
- Professional and Organizational Development Video Learning Series
- Medical Pathways & Enrichment Opportunities
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Competencies Across the Learning Continuum
- Diversity, Inclusion, Culture, and Equity (DICE) Inventory
- Medical Minority Applicant Registry (Med-MAR)
- LGBTQ+ Health
Professional Development Resources
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Leadership Development and Training
- Register for a training opportunity
- Healthcare Executive Diversity and Inclusion Certificate Program (HEDIC)
- Maximizing Impact and Networks for Faculty Advancement and Community (MINFAC) Leadership Development Seminar
- Mid-Career MINFAC Leadership Seminar
- Early Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar
- Mid-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar
- Restorative Practices in Academic Medicine (RPAM) Facilitator Training
MedEdPORTAL
This collection provides educators and institutions with peer-reviewed educational innovations to facilitate positive and sustainable change in health care education, research, and service delivery.
Academic Medicine: Addressing Race and Racism in Medical Education
This collection of articles was curated with the intent to help readers engage in necessary conversations about race and to inform strategies to eliminate racism in their institutions.