AAMC Member Communities

The AAMC supports a number of professional development groups for individuals in leadership positions at AAMC-member medical schools, teaching hospitals, and academic societies.

Membership in all groups except the Group on Educational Affairs requires appointment by the medical school dean, teaching hospital executive, or academic society president. All individuals at U.S. and Canadian medical schools with an interest in medical education may join the Group on Educational Affairs.

Membership Councils and Organizations

• Council of Deans (COD)
• Council of Academic Societies (CAS)
• Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems (COTH)
• Organization of Student Representatives (OSR)
• Organization of Resident Representatives (ORR)

Professional Development Groups

• Chief Medical Officers Group (CMOG)
• Government Relations Representatives (GRR)
• Graduate Research, Education, and Training Group (GREAT)
• Group on Business Affairs (GBA)
• Group on Diversity and Inclusion (GDI)
• Group on Educational Affairs (GEA)
• Group on Faculty Affairs (GFA)
• Group on Faculty Practice (GFP)
• Group on Information Resources (GIR)
• Group on Institutional Advancement (GIA)
• Group on Institutional Planning (GIP)
• Group on Regional Medical Campuses (GRMC)
• Group on Research Advancement and Development (GRAND)
• Group on Resident Affairs (GRA)
• Group on Student Affairs (GSA)
• Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS)

Other Member Communities

• Compliance Officers' Forum (COF)
• Forum on Conflict of Interest in Academe (FOCI Academe)