What's New
AAMC, Academic Medicine
Leaders Meet with President Obama on Reform
AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch and members of the
academic medicine community offer their perspective on health
care reform at a White House meeting with President Obama.
(March 18, 2010)
AAMC Pleased More
Medical School Graduates Are Matching to Primary Care Residencies
AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch said the increases
for family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatrics in
this year's Match are welcome steps in the right direction
for improving our health care system and our nation's health.
(March 18, 2010)
More U.S. Medical School
Seniors to Train as Family Medicine Residents
The number of U.S. medical school seniors who will
enter residency training in family medicine rose 9 percent
over 2009, and a record 16,000 medical school seniors participated
in this year's Match, according to the National Resident Matching
Program. (March 18, 2010)
AAMC Urges Congress
to Pass Reform Bill
The AAMC and its members believe passing health care reform
is the first step to achieving meaningful change in the health
care system, said AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch.
(March 15, 2010)
AAMC Says Patient
Safety is a Top Priority for U.S. Medical Schools and Teaching
Hospitals
The academic medicine community has made great strides in
reshaping education and training to better understand and
teach patient safety. Medical education must always be a dynamic,
evolving process, said AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch.
(March 10, 2010)
AAMC Applauds Internal
Revenue Service for FICA Refunds
The AAMC is pleased that, after years of litigation on
this issue, the IRS has exempted residents from paying Federal
Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) taxes for time spent in
their residency programs prior to April 2005, said AAMC President
and CEO Darrell G. Kirch. (March 5, 2010)
Healthcare Innovation
Zones: A True Platform for Reform
AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch explores the concept
of Healthcare Innovation Zones as a way to truly advance meaningful
health care reform in The Journal of the American Medical
Association. (March 3, 2010)
AspiringDocs.org Video
Contest Winners Passionate About Overcoming Cultural Barriers
in Medicine
Ten aspiring doctors shared their desire to increase diversity
in medicine and won financial assistance from the AAMC toward
medical school expenses. (Feb. 22, 2010)
New AAMC Report Highlights
How ARRA Funds Are Fueling New Research and Driving Economic
Growth over the Last Year
The report, containing letters from 83 medical schools and
teaching hospitals, details how an additional $10 billion
to the National Institutes of Health has helped advance science
and create nearly 50,000 new jobs. (Feb. 22, 2010)
AAMC Commends the President
for Supporting NIH Research and Medicare
AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., applauds President
Obama's budget proposal that will allow medical schools and
teaching hospitals to continue providing Americans with the
care they need. (Feb. 2, 2010)
AAMC, AAU and APLU
Praise President Obama for Increased NIH Funding
The Association of American Medical Colleges, the Association
of American Universities (AAU), and the Association of Public
and Land-grant Universities (APLU) applaud the administration
for a $1 billion increase to the National Institutes of Health
(NIH) in fiscal 2011. (Feb. 1, 2010)
Medical School Enrollment
Continues to Rise to Meet Physician Need
First-year enrollment in the nation's medical schools rose
this year by 2 percent over 2008 to nearly 18,400 students.
(Oct. 20, 2009)
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Data Resources
FACTS: Applicants, Matriculants, Graduates, and Residency Applicants
Tables of comprehensive, objective data on medical school
applicants, matriculants, enrollment, and graduates
Number
of U.S. Medical Schools Teaching Selected Topics, 2004-2005
AAMC-Member
Medical Schools
AAMC-Member
Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems
Diversity
in the Physician Workforce: Facts and Figures 2006
More Data Resources
Publications and Reports
Medical
School Expansion: Challenges and Strategies
Describes challenges that medical schools face as they expand
medical student class size and the strategies they employ
to overcome those challenges. (Jan. 2008)
2007
State Physician Workforce Data Book (PDF)
This report examines the active physician supply in each state,
medical school enrollment, and physicians in graduate medical
education programs. Includes tables. (Nov. 2007)
Medical
School Tuition and Young Physician Indebtedness (An Update
to the 2004 Report) (Oct. 2007)
More Publications
Frequently Requested Resources
2008 Match
More than 15,000 U.S. medical school seniors applied for residency
positions through the NRMP this year, and 94 percent of them
matched to a program of their choice—the most successful
Match in 30 years.
Analysis
in Brief: Challenges and Strategies of Medical School Expansion
(PDF)
Medical school administrators face many obstacles throughout
their expansion efforts—including a lack of faculty resources,
financial resources, and classroom and training space—but
careful planning can help overcome these challenges. (Feb.
2008)
Culture and the Courage to Change
In his President's Address at the association's 2007 annual
meeting, Dr. Darrell G. Kirch urged medical school and teaching
hospital leadership to change the culture of academic medicine
by emphasizing "collaboration, shared accountability,
and team performance." (Nov. 4, 2007)
AAMC President
and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., Biography and Photos
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