Institutional Membership
As an AAMC-member institution, your medical school, health system or teaching hospital, or academic society invests in your career, your institution, the larger academic medicine community, and the future of health care.
Key Facts
Our member institutions represent the full spectrum of medical education:
We lead and serve our member institutions, as well as the following communities:
What are the benefits of AAMC institutional membership?
Leaders, faculty, and staff across all roles within AAMC-member institutions have exclusive access to professional development resources, networking opportunities, and programs and services for members.
For Medical Schools
Medical schools in the United States and Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME®) are eligible for AAMC membership. Membership benefits are covered by annual institutional dues.
Benefits include:
- Ability to enroll faculty and staff in professional development groups and councils.
- AAMC services and resources for applicants, students, and residents replace costly administrative infrastructure and personnel expenses for your medical school.
- Access to extensive data and analysis in all areas of concern to academic medicine.
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For Academic Health Systems and Teaching Hospitals
Health systems and hospitals with a formal and documented affiliation agreement with an LCME- or Commission on Osteopathic Accreditation (COCA)-accredited medical school and significant participation in at least four Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited programs, as well as certain other institutions that fulfill an important educational and service role in their community, may be eligible for AAMC membership. Membership benefits are covered by annual institutional dues.
Benefits include:
- Ability to enroll faculty and staff in professional development groups and councils.
- Exclusive access to policy expertise and resources and direct channels to policymakers and thought leaders.
- Access to peer benchmarking data and reports to support strategic decision-making across the enterprise.
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For Academic Societies
Academic societies, associations, and organizations serving medical specialties, scientific disciplines, and medical school faculty are eligible for AAMC membership. Membership benefits are covered by annual institutional dues.
Benefits include:
- Ability to enroll two representatives from a member society or an AAMC-member medical school in the Council of Faculty and Academic Societies (CFAS).
- Access to extensive data and analysis in all areas of unique concern to academic medicine, including research reports and benchmarking data.
- Access to a cadre of experts who understand the complexities and unique missions of academic medicine.
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