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Medical Education

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We are educators. We are the AAMC.

Preparing the next generation of physicians is at the heart of the AAMC’s mission. We strengthen medical education by supporting faculty, staff, learners, and leaders as they build a physician workforce ready to meet the needs of patients and communities. As your professional home, the AAMC offers opportunities to learn, connect, and lead — helping you shape the future of medical education.

Our Areas of Focus

AI is changing medical education. The AAMC brings together the academic community and shares best practices to ensure all are equipped to respond to this important advancement.  
Explore all the ways the AAMC supports AI use

Learn more about the AAMC's AI competencies

Register for the AAMC's free AI webinar series

Explore the AAMC's foundational principles for using AI

Check out timely AI educational resources

Additional Initiatives and Programs

Connect with Colleagues

The AAMC convenes affinity groups, programs, and virtual communities that provide individuals at member institutions access to professional and leadership development, networking, and collaboration opportunities. Learn more about getting involved.

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Affinity Groups
Group on Educational Affairs (GEA)

The GEA advances medical education and educators through faculty and curriculum development, scholarship, research, and assessment.

Affinity Groups
Group on Information Resources (GIR)

The GIR promotes the use of IT and information resources in academic medicine across all of the missions and the institutional level.

Affinity Groups
Group on Student Affairs (GSA)

GSA convenes leaders in medical school admissions, student affairs, financial aid, and student records to address key student services issues.

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MedBiquitous: The Standards Program of the AAMC

The MedBiquitous® Program offers the health professions education and credentialing community a centralized, trusted place for guidelines, best practices, and collaborations around data and technology advancement and innovation.

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AAMC Communities

Engage with peers around timely topics of interest and find useful resources. Communities include AI, Arts and Humanities, Climate Action, Curriculum, and more.

Attend an Event

The AAMC is committed to providing learning opportunities for faculty and professional staff across medical education. Learn more about these webinars, meetings, and other learning events.

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Conference/Meeting
2026 Together We Lead Conference

Register for the joint national meeting of the AAMC Group on Student Affairs (GSA), Group on Collaboration, Engagement, and Community (GCEC), and Organization of Student Representatives (OSR).

Hyatt Regency Orlando, Orlando, FL
April 16 - 18, 2026
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2026 AAMC Western Group on Educational Affairs (WGEA) Spring Meeting

This meeting brings together learners and educators from medical schools and teaching hospitals to share research and innovations in medical education across the continuum. 

Tucson Marriott University Park, Tucson, AZ
April 19 - 21, 2026
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2026 AAMC Central Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA) Spring Meeting

Join us! This meeting brings together learners and educators from medical schools and teaching hospitals to share research and innovations in medical education across the continuum. 

Hilton Rochester Mayo Clinic Area, Rochester MN
April 27 - 29, 2026
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2026 Southern Group on Educational Affairs (SGEA) Spring Meeting

This meeting is designed to foster dialogue around shared challenges and opportunities, support professional growth, and strengthen partnerships within and across institutions.

Ritz Carlton New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
May 20 - 22, 2026
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2026 Information Technology in Academic Medicine Conference Hosted by the Group on Information Resources (GIR)

The Information Technology in Academic Medicine Conference is an offering of the AAMC Group on Information Resources (GIR). Group membership is not required to attend the conference. This event is open to all staff and faculty from medical schools.

Downright Austin, A Renaissance Hotel, Austin, TX
June 3 - 5, 2026

Listen to the “Academic Medicine Podcast"

Go beyond the pages of Academic Medicine with stories and conversations to expand your thinking about the issues shaping medical schools and academic health systems and teaching hospitals today. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Episode transcripts are also available.

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