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Advocacy & Policy

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) works with policymakers and other leaders to advance policy priorities that strengthen the nation’s health and well-being.

Through policies that affect health care delivery, research, education, health equity, and more, the federal government is a key partner in sustaining the vitality of the nation’s academic medicine ecosystem, which is essential to improving the health of all. Learn more about the AAMC’s priorities for the 118th Congress.

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U.S. House Members Introduce Resolution Designating June 10-14 as Academic Medicine Week

Reps. Castor and Fitzpatrick introduce congressional resolution designating June 10-14 as Academic Medicine Week.

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AAMC Policy and Priorities

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Research

AAMC-member institutions endeavor to prepare a diverse medical research workforce and champion an environment where medical discovery can flourish. This strong commitment is key to innovation that benefits patients.

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Clinical Care

AAMC-member teaching hospitals and faculty physicians cultivate and provide high-quality health care, especially for complex and vulnerable patients -- many of whom are unable to receive care elsewhere.

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Investing in Healthier Communities

Academic medical centers serve at the crossroads of community health, health equity, and population health and are actively working to prevent and address persistent public health challenges.

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Workforce

AAMC-member medical schools and teaching hospitals play a crucial role in preparing future physicians who help create a healthier future for all with innovative graduate medical education.

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Washington Highlights

Washington Highlights is a weekly newsletter that provides updates on the latest legislative and regulatory activities affecting academic medicine.

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Testimony & Correspondence

Community letter signed by 111 national organizations (including AAMC) representing patients, researchers, clinicians, and research institutions expressing stro

  • Aug. 21, 2017
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On June 16, the AAMC sent a letter to Thomas Price, MD, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budg

  • June 22, 2017
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Community sign on letter to House and Senate leadership, organized by the American Council of Education (ACE), expressing support for passage of H.R.  244, the

  • May 3, 2017
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The AAMC joined an April 5 letter to House and Senate leadership regarding investments in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Pell Grants in fiscal year

  • April 5, 2017
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AAMC statement, submitted for the record to the House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee, on FY 18 funding for: the National Institutes of Health;

  • March 8, 2017
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Community sign-on letter organized by the Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research urges President Trump and congressional leadership to complete an FY 2017 spending p

  • Feb. 7, 2017
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AAMC Jan. 19 submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in response to a request for information on strategies for NIH data management, shari

  • Jan. 27, 2017
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AAMC Dec. 9 submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on the use of preprints and interim research products in NIH applications and reports.

  • Dec. 15, 2016
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Testimony & Correspondence

The chairs of four House and Senate committees with jurisdiction over the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have sent the attached letter urging President-ele

  • Dec. 2, 2016
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Letter from Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, MD, offering the AAMC's continued support for the updated text o

  • Dec. 2, 2016
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AAMC Champion of Academic Medicine Award

This award recognizes members of Congress and staff for extraordinary leadership in support of the academic medicine community.

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Advocacy Coalitions

The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research supports enhancing the federal investment in the biomedical, behavioral, and population-based research conducted and supported by the NIH.

The GME Advocacy Coalition (GMEAC) is a group of organizations dedicated to the expansion and preservation of Medicare-supported graduate medical education.

The HPNEC advocates for continued support for the health professions and nursing workforce development programs critical to providing continued services to underserved and minority communities.

FOVA is a diverse coalition representing national academic, medical, and scientific societies; voluntary health and patient advocacy groups; and veteran-focused associations.

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AAMC Action – Let’s Raise Our Voices Together

We are a community of students, residents, researchers, faculty members, physicians, and others who advocate on behalf of academic medicine to improve the health of people everywhere.

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