Featured Reports and Insights
Understanding and Addressing Sexual Harassment in Academic Medicine. A first-of-its-kind AAMC analysis examining the prevalence, nature, and impact of sexual harassment among U.S. medical school faculty, with insights to support safer workplace environments.
Faculty and Staff
Faculty Roster (FAMOUS Reporting Tool) (login required). A comprehensive database of U.S. medical school faculty and department chairs, with demographic, rank, and trend data spanning from 1966 to the present. Access is available to Faculty and Staff Vitality Group members and designated institutional representatives, with select public tables available online.
U.S. Medical School Faculty Report. A detailed compensation benchmarking resource for full-time faculty, offering customizable data by rank, specialty, region, and gender. Available to institutional leaders and via purchase for others.
StandPoint™ Surveys. A suite of research-based engagement surveys designed to assess faculty and staff experiences in academic medicine. These surveys provide institutions with actionable data on workplace culture, satisfaction, and retention to inform decision-making and improve organizational performance.
Medical School Operations Promising Practices. This collection of promising practices is meant to serve as a community pool of knowledge, shared by medical school leaders for medical school leaders.
Leadership Guide for Faculty Affairs Professionals. Articles and resources to help support faculty affairs deans and administrators as they develop and implement institutional policies and professional development activities. This guide was developed by the former Group on Faculty Affairs and is being retained here as a professional development resource.
Human Resources Toolkit. This toolkit offers ready-to-use HR documents for academic medical centers, including job descriptions, policies, and faculty letter templates. It was created to support administrative professionals with practical, peer-shared resources. It was originally developed by the former Group on Business Affairs — Human Resources Interest Group.
Residents
Report on Residents. This annual report provides key tables on demographics, specialties, and training outcomes across the GME continuum.
GME Track. GME Track collects program- and resident-level data that inform reports on residency training.
Applicants and Matriculants
Student Records System (SRS). A centralized system tracking medical student enrollment and progression from matriculation through graduation, supporting national reporting and institutional analysis.
FACTS: Applicants and Matriculants Data. A collection of national data tables on applicants, matriculants, students, and graduates, including breakdowns by gender and program type.
Matriculating Student Questionnaire (MSQ) Report. An annual survey of incoming medical students capturing background, aspirations, and early perspectives to help institutions assess and improve the student experience.
Year Two Questionnaire (Y2Q) Report. A survey of second-year medical students focused on learning environment, adjustment, and career plans, providing insights for program evaluation.
Graduation Questionnaire (GQ) Report. A comprehensive survey of graduating medical students that examines educational experiences, career intentions, and debt, informing institutional improvement efforts.
Excellence in Academic Medicine
Women of Color Initiative. A collaborative effort across AAMC affinity groups to increase awareness and understanding of intersectionality and the experiences of women of color in academic medicine and science.
The State of Women in Academic Medicine. A data-driven report highlighting the representation of women across the academic medicine pathway — from trainees to leadership — using AAMC and external data sources.
Our Voices: Black Women in Scientific Research. This project spotlights six Black women scientific researchers across the career spectrum — early-career pioneers, mid-career leaders, and established experts — as the authors of their own narratives.
Resources to Cultivate Excellence in Academic Medicine. This page curates a wide range of AAMC tools, guides, and learning resources designed to support excellence across academic medicine. It brings together materials on topics such as workforce development, education, accessibility, and organizational culture to help institutions and individuals strengthen practices and outcomes.
AAMC IDEAS Learning Series. A webinar series that convenes experts from across academic medicine to share promising practices and effective resources for cultivating excellence. The series focuses on building community, expanding access to opportunities, and strengthening relationship-centered engagement.
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