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AAMC Hosts Capitol Hill Briefing on VA-Academic Medicine Partnership

The AAMC hosted a Capitol Hill briefing on May 12 commemorating the 80th anniversary of the VA-academic medicine partnership

May 15, 2026

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How Visa Policies Help Address Health Care Workforce Shortages and Advance Medical Breakthroughs

Two-page fact sheet detailing how J-1 and H-1B visa holders serve as an important complement within the health workforce, helping to fill gaps in the shortage.

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Tracking NIH Funding

Explore NIH grant funding data, including funding trends, funding by IC, new and competing awards, and multiyear funding, updated throughout the fiscal year.

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Trump Administration Executive Actions

A resource outlining Trump administration executive actions most likely to impact academic medicine.

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Testimony & Correspondence

AAMC submits comment letter on Surprise billing Part II regulations.

Dec. 6, 2021
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Testimony & Correspondence

AAMC Joins Stakeholders in Letter Supporting Final FY22 Funding for CDC’s Advanced Molecular Detection Program

The AAMC joined over 30 stakeholders in a letter to House and Senate appropriators urging swift passage of at least $40 million for the CDC’s Advanced Molecular

Dec. 6, 2021
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Washington Highlights

Biden Signs Government Funding Extension, Congress Fails to Avoid Medicare Cuts

President Biden signed a continuing resolution for FY 2022, funding the government until Feb. 18, 2022, but Congress failed to address pending Medicare cuts.

Dec. 3, 2021

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Biden Announces COVID-19 Winter Plan at Visit to National Institutes of Health

President Joe Biden outlined new actions to address COVID-19 in the winter during a Dec. 2 visit to the National Institutes of Health.

Dec. 3, 2021

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AAMC Joins CNSF in Urging NSF Investments in USICA Conference Agreement

The AAMC joined other Coalition for National Science Funding members in urging Congress to authorize increased investments for the National Science Foundation.