About Us
We are academic medicine. We are the AAMC.
The AAMC advances academic medicine by leading and serving medical schools, academic health systems and teaching hospitals, and academic societies. Through medical education, clinical care, biomedical research, and community collaborations, we unite people and ideas to improve the health of people everywhere.
Who We Are
Advancing academic medicine since 1876.
For 150 years, the AAMC has advanced academic medicine by leading and serving our member institutions to train the next generation of doctors and scientists, foster breakthroughs to save lives, and prepare for health crises. We strengthen the physician and biomedical workforce, drive biomedical research, improve patient care, and serve as the national voice and advocate for academic medicine.
Our members are medical schools, academic health systems and teaching hospitals, and academic societies.
Providing individuals at AAMC-member institutions with access to professional growth, leadership development, networking, and collaboration opportunities.
Our Mission Areas
Our Impact
Care that inspires trust. Innovation that saves lives.
Academic medicine drives breakthroughs, educates the next generation of physicians, delivers high-quality patient care, and strengthens communities. By uniting medical schools and academic health systems and teaching hospitals, the AAMC helps ensure that innovation, economic growth, and trusted care reach people everywhere.
We are the leading voice for the nation’s medical schools and academic health systems and teaching hospitals with Congress, federal agencies, and the public.
The AAMC is committed to a culture of excellence in academic medicine, where perspectives and experiences from different backgrounds are valued.
Learn how academic medicine touches the lives of Americans every day through biomedical research, complex patient care, and training future physicians.
Our Legacy and Future
Honoring our legacy. Shaping what’s next.
For generations, the academic medicine community has trained physicians, driven lifesaving discoveries, and strengthened care in communities nationwide. The AAMC connects and supports this mission-driven community — honoring a proud legacy while recognizing excellence and advancing the next era of innovation, leadership, and impact.
Discover the milestones that have shaped the AAMC and academic medicine over the last 150 years — and continue to guide what's next.
The AAMC honors individuals and organizations making significant contributions to improving the health of people everywhere through its annual awards programs.