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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

The AAMC June 21 joined the American Medical Association in a letter the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the Medicare Access CHIP Rea

  • June 24, 2016
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The Friends of VA Medical Care and Health Research (FOVA), which includes the AAMC, sent a June 21 letter to House Appropriations Chair Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) urgin

  • June 24, 2016
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The AAMC June 16 submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) in response to a Request f

  • June 24, 2016
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The House of Representatives June 23 approved, on a party-line vote of 239-171, the fiscal year (FY) 2017 Military Construction-VA and Transportation-HUD approp

  • June 24, 2016
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In a 4-3 decision in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, the Supreme Court June 23 upheld the constitutionality of the University’s admissions process, sta

  • June 24, 2016
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The AAMC June 17 submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the fiscal year (FY) 2017 Hospital Inpatient Prospective

  • June 24, 2016
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The AAMC joined 57 national public health, medical, and research organizations in a June 19 letter urging the Senate to approve two amendments to address gun vi

  • June 24, 2016
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The AAMC June 17 submitted letters to both the Democratic and Republican party platform committees for inclusion in their respective platforms during their nati

  • June 24, 2016
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The House Republicans June 22 unveiled, “A Better Way: Our Vision for a Confident America,” their health reform alternative to the Affordable Care Act (ACA, P.L

  • June 24, 2016
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) June 17 issued a final rule that would require certain laboratories performing clinical diagnostic lab test

  • June 24, 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

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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