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Congratulations, you got into medical school! Now what?

Here are 7 tips for rising first years at the start of their medical school journeys.

  • May 7, 2024
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More bugs are coming, spreading more disease. Are doctors ready to respond?

As the climate changes, vector-borne diseases like dengue, Zika, and Lyme are expanding into more areas. That challenges physicians to recognize the symptoms.

  • May 1, 2024
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Tenure is declining in U.S. medical schools. Could this threaten academic freedom?

As fewer medical faculty are awarded tenure, some suggest there must be new ways to protect those in academia from institutional and political retribution.

  • April 23, 2024
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Shootings, storms, epidemics: In an era of mass casualties, hospitals get better…

Increasing manmade and natural disasters require new thinking about the role of health care staff, effective triaging, community partnerships, and security.

  • April 17, 2024

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Joint Statement on 340B Court Decision From the American Hospital Association (AHA), Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and America's Essential Hospitals (AEH)

A court ruling backs opposition by the AAMC, AHA, and AEH against cuts to the 340B Drug Pricing Program.

  • May 7, 2019
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AAMC Statement on Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule

Darrell G. Kirch issued the following statement regarding the 2019 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Payment Systems (OPPS) final rule.

  • Nov. 2, 2018
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Atlantic Festival spotlights AAMC leaders, key issues in academic medicine

The three-day event in Washington, D.C., featured AAMC President and CEO Darrell Kirch, MD, and Executive Vice President Atul Grover, MD, PhD.

  • Oct. 5, 2018
Press Release
AAMC Statement on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Package

AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, MD, issued a statement regarding Senate passage of the conference agreement on the fiscal year 2019 appropriations.

  • Sept. 18, 2018
Press Release
AAMC Statement on Draft House Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill

AAMC statement on the draft FY 2019 spending bill of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies.

  • June 14, 2018
Viewpoints
Black and White: Are Racial Categories Too Narrow?

Current options for identifying race fail to provide an accurate picture of health data and disparities. More diverse voices can change that.

  • May 1, 2018
Press Release
AAMC Statement on Amicus Brief Supporting Reinstatement of Injunction Against Travel Ban Proclamation

The AAMC and 34 other organizations filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to reinstate the injunction against the harmful travel ban proclamation.

  • March 27, 2018
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AAMC Statement on Proposed Repeal of the Individual Mandate in Senate Tax Reform Legislation

AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, MD, issued a statement regarding provisions the Senate tax reform legislation, which was introduced today.

  • Nov. 14, 2017
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AAMC Statement on the Nomination of Alex Azar for HHS Secretary

AAMC President and CEO Darrell Kirch issued a statement on the nomination of Alex Azar as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

  • Nov. 12, 2017
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AAMC Statement on CHIP Extension Legislation

The AAMC supports legislation representing a milestone toward extending funding for the CHIP program and critical workforce programs administered by HRSA.

  • Nov. 1, 2017