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In a split-screen image, AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, and AAMC Board Chair Michael Waldrum, MD are seen giving their plenary addresses at Learn Serve Lead 2026.
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AAMC leaders to academic medicine: Our legacy endures

AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, and AAMC Board Chair Michael Waldrum, MD, reflect on academic medicine’s impact on their lives and careers.

  • Nov. 9, 2026
André Robert Lee, Donald Schwarz, MD, and Anthony Singleton sit in chairs on stage next to a podium with The AAMC Annual Meeting: Learn Serve Lead 2026 logo on it. A blue backdrop with three visible AAMC logos on it is behind the men.
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To become better health care providers, students commit their hearts to community work

A partnership between health professions students and community groups has helped build trust and understanding with patients.

  • Nov. 9, 2026
Kelly Corrigan, host of PBS’s “Tell Me More,” moderates the plenary on Nov. 8 at Learn Serve Lead 2026 with Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP, and Joel Bervell, MD.
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Transforming medicine by centering communities

Nadine Burke Harris, MD, and Joel Bervell, MD, discuss social determinants of health and how to change systems to keep humans at the forefront.

  • Nov. 8, 2026
Mikhail “Doctor Mike” Varshavski, DO, and Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Stacy Schiff at Learn Serve Lead 2026: The AAMC Annual Meeting on Saturday, Nov. 7.
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From the Salem witch trials to social media: Exploring the past to forge the future of medicine

Mikhail “Doctor Mike” Varshavski, DO, and biographer Stacy Schiff talk about building trust, the power of placebo, and humanism in the age of AI.

  • Nov. 7, 2026

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AAMC Statement on CY 2027 Hospital OPPS Final Rule

The AAMC released a statement on the CY 2027 OPPS final rule urging CMS to reverse to Medicare reimbursements to 340B hospitals

  • Nov. 4, 2026
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Physical Limits, Enduring Calling: A Life in Surgery

A spinal cord injury changed how I operate, but not why I remain a surgeon. Medicine must learn to remove the barriers that talent alone cannot overcome.

  • Nov. 4, 2026
Erol Kisli, MD, seated in the center, with his family, from left to right: Ahmet Meriç Kisli, MD, a pediatric resident; Halit Cemil Kisli, a lawyer; Hatice Hanne Kisli, MD, a general practitioner; and his wife, Mesude Kisli, MD, a neurologist.
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The great daylight saving time health debate

Congress is weighing whether to make daylight saving time permanent. But could it worsen health outcomes?

  • Oct. 29, 2026
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How doctors are working to make cars safer

Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of injury and death. Physicians at academic health systems are helping to improve automotive design.

  • Oct. 27, 2026
Examination of Crash Test Results
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Where virus and disease names come from: Rivers and rats, people and pets

Scientists put their stamps on medical-science history by naming their discoveries. Those names have serious scientific implications.

  • Oct. 21, 2026
Illustration of the adeno-associated virus (AAV)
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A guide to fall vaccines

What you need to know now to arm yourself against flu, COVID, and RSV

  • Oct. 15, 2026
A female nurse giving a vaccine to a woman at a vaccination center
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Testosterone treatments: Weighing benefits and doubts

Can more testosterone help people who do not have low levels? Some patients want it, physicians say it sometimes works, and the research is mixed.

  • Oct. 13, 2026
Testosterone blood test
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A Conversation on Courage

Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD, shares how institutions of higher learning can best navigate growing political, legal, and public scrutiny.

  • Oct. 8, 2026
Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD
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Kidney stones are on the rise

The prevalence of kidney stones has doubled in the past 30 years. Academic researchers are searching for better solutions for prevention and treatment.

  • Oct. 6, 2026
Doctor explain kidney model to patient at clinic
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Celebrating the 2026 AAMC Presidential Award winners

These leaders in academic medicine have made an indelible impact on medical education, biomedical research, patient care, and community engagement.

  • Sept. 29, 2026
2026 AAMC Presidential Awards