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Press Contacts

For Media Inquiries

AAMC experts are available to comment on a wide range of issues across academic medicine, including:

  • Health policy, federal legislation, and regulations affecting medical education, clinical care, and biomedical research. 
  • Physician workforce and training, including workforce supply and demand, graduate medical education, and access to care.
  • Medical education and the learning continuum, including competency-based education, the transition to residency training, and emerging medical education priorities.
  • Clinical care and academic health systems and teaching hospitals, including how academic medicine improves care quality and access.
  • Biomedical research and science policy, including the National Institutes of Health, research ecosystem, regulations, and the training of researchers and physician-scientists.
  • Public health preparedness and emerging threats, including evidence-based response and readiness across academic medicine.
  • Technology and innovation in academic medicine, including AI in medical education and policy considerations affecting clinical care.

The AAMC can also provide: 

  • National data, dashboards, and reports on the physician and biomedical research workforce, medical schools, and other related trends in academic medicine.

Medical School Accreditation

The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the reliable authority for the accreditation of programs of medical education leading to the MD degree. While the LCME is sponsored by the AAMC and the American Medical Association (AMA), the LCME has final authority for the adoption of new or revised accreditation standards or policies, and the LCME operates independently in conducting evaluations of medical education programs and in making decisions about the accreditation status of programs, with no discussion, review, or participation by the AAMC or AMA.

Looking for information about accreditation? Visit the LCME website.

Media inquiries about the LCME or the medical school accreditation process should be directed to press@aamc.org (please include “LCME Media Inquiry” in the subject line).

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