Membership for Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems
Membership Benefits
Professional Development for Hospital and Health System Leaders
- Ability to enroll leaders in 15 professional development groups and councils.
- Access to vibrant networking opportunities and private peer-to-peer communities of professionals across the entire academic medicine enterprise.
Policy and Advocacy
- Representation before Congress, federal regulatory authorities, and the executive branch.
- Ready access to expertise, policy resources, and critical information.
- Direct channels to policy thought leaders and policymakers for developing and shaping policy.
Leading Edge Data, Analysis, and Research
- Institutional membership provides access to extensive data and analysis in all areas of concern to academic medicine, including the Hospital Operations and Financial Performance (OpFin) Annual Report, the Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems (COTH) Quarterly Financial Survey and COTH Data Tool, and other research reports and benchmarking data.
Member Capacity Building Programs
- Members have the opportunity to participate in programs that build their organizational capacity and strengthen their organizational effectiveness, such as the Project CORE Initiative, the Integrating Quality Initiative, and the Research on Care Community.
Subject Matter Experts
- The AAMC retains a cadre of experts who understand the complexities and unique missions of academic medicine. AAMC analysts, researchers, and strategists advance understanding and development in medical education, science and science policy, health care delivery and quality, academic and faculty affairs, student affairs, diversity and inclusion, and more.
Graduate Medical Education Services and Resources
- AAMC services and resources for applicants, students, and residents replace costly administrative infrastructure and personnel expenses for your teaching hospital and offer streamlined services to future and current physicians along the continuum of their career. AAMC services help your institution attract, identify, and select students who will be successful in residency and beyond. Our services also provide you with standardized data to help you benchmark your institution against your peers. These services include:
- VSLO™: Member teaching hospitals and health system have free access to the Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) application service, which streamlines the management of the application and selection process for hospital-based electives and other short-term learning opportunities.
- FIRST: Members benefit from the resources of Financial Information, Resources, Services, and Tools (FIRST), including financial information, services, and tools to manage and understand resident finances, loans, and debt.
- Careers in Medicine®: Member teaching hospitals and health systems benefit from the resources of Careers in Medicine, a comprehensive career-planning program for residents selecting fellowship training opportunities.
Publications
- One free subscription to the AAMC’s peer-reviewed journal, Academic Medicine, distributed to the CEO, as well as free journal subscriptions assigned annually to group steering committee members and other select individuals serving in a volunteer leadership role.
- Free access to all the reports in the "Future of Academic Medicine" series.
Member teaching hospitals and health systems have the opportunity to take advantage of additional fee-for-service resources that provide customized solutions to meet an institution's specific needs and challenges or provide professional growth opportunities to particular individuals within a member institution.
Fee-Based Services
Professional Development Conferences, Workshops, and Webinars
- Opportunities to attend leadership and professional development educational courses for staff to build skills and to share best practices.
- Member Capacity Building Services
Alternative Payment Initiatives
- As a result of recent efforts by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the AAMC is developing initiatives to help eligible member institutions maximize opportunities for implementing and exploring alternative payment programs.
Resource for Finding the Right Talent for Your Organization
- Discounted fees for member institutions to post open positions on CareerConnect, the AAMC’s online job board.
Secure Solution for Financial Disclosures
- Preferred pricing for member institutions to use Convey®, a secure online system designed to relieve the administrative burden placed on organizations and physicians, researchers, and scientists to make required disclosures of financial interests.
Publications
- The AAMC produces a number of publications that are available to member institutions at a discounted rate.
Event Space at AAMC Learning Center
- The AAMC Learning Center is a full-service meeting venue located on the second and third floors of the AAMC’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. Preferred pricing is available for member institutions to use the space. The Learning Center staff are available to assist members in planning a successful event.