What's New
New AAMC Resource:
2009 State Physician Workforce Data Book
This publication contains the most current data and rankings
by state for the U.S. physician supply, medical school enrollment,
graduate medical education, and the retention of physicians.
(Nov. 17, 2009)
Dr. Deborah E. Powell,
of the University of Minnesota Medical School, Becomes AAMC
Chair
Thomas J. Lawley, M.D., dean of Emory University School of
Medicine, was named chair-elect and will succeed Dr. Powell
as chair of the association next year. (Nov. 9, 2009)
AAMC President Calls
on Academic Medicine to Accept "The Innovation Imperative"
In his president's address, delivered to more than 3,700 attendees
at the AAMC's 2009 annual meeting in Boston, Darrell G. Kirch,
M.D., said that academic medical centers are "natural
leaders" given their culture shift toward patient-centered,
quality-focused, and team-based care delivery. (Nov. 8,
2009)
Medical Schools and
Teaching Hospitals Make the Case for Research Funding
Leaders of the nation's medical schools and teaching hospitals
joined with patients, scientists, doctors, and industry leaders
at the ResearchMeansHope.org press conference in support of
medical research funding. (Oct. 21, 2009)
AAMC Applauds Administration,
Congress for Recovery Act NIH Funding; Urges Significant Annual
Budget Increases to Sustain Momentum
Increased funding to the National Institutes of Health will
help treat and prevent disease and contribute to the nation's
economic strength, said AAMC President and CEO Darrell G.
Kirch, M.D., in support of the ResearchMeansHope.org campaign.
(Oct. 21, 2009)
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)
AspiringDocs.org Video
Contest Focuses on Students' Role in Increasing Diversity
in Medicine
Ten winners will receive assistance with medical school preparation
and application costs. (Oct. 15, 2009)
U.S. Medical Schools,
Teaching Hospitals Continue to Drive Local Economies
AAMC-member medical schools and teaching hospitals employed
more than 1.86 million individuals full-time in 2008, according
to a new report by consulting firm Tripp Umbach. (Oct.
8, 2009)
AAMC Statement on Dr.
Ruth L. Kirschstein
The passing of Dr. Kirschstein, the first woman to head an
institute at the National Institutes of Health, is a tremendous
loss to both patients and researchers, said AAMC President
and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D. (Oct. 7, 2009)
Congress Establishes
New Academic Medicine Caucus
The new bipartisan group will allow the nation's medical schools
and teaching hospitals to have a strong voice in Congress,
said AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D. (Oct.
6, 2009)
President Obama
Announces Recovery Act Grants for Medical Research
AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., joined NIH
Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., and other major
stakeholders at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Md., for an announcement
by President Barack Obama on $5 billion in medical research
grants as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
(Sept. 30, 2009)
More News Releases
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 |
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)
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