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    AAMC HEDIC Program

    Applications for the 2026 cohort will open this fall.

    HEDIC is an intensive academic program designed to develop the competencies leaders need to drive excellence in health care. The curriculum focuses on applied skills that will assist participants in successfully implementing projects at their home institutions. Upon completion of the program, participants are required to present their project before the cohort and instructors, as well as at their institution. All participants are sponsored by their institutions.

    Since the program launched in 2013, more than 165 faculty and staff from over 50 AAMC-member institutions and allied health associations have developed the competencies needed to drive excellence in health care by including all people and valuing their individual perspectives and experiences. Projects to date have spanned a range of topics, including institutional strategic planning; cultural competency training; faculty recruitment, retention, and development; medical student admissions programs; and resident recruitment programs.

    Who should attend?

    Senior leaders in academic medicine at AAMC-member medical schools and teaching hospitals as well as allied health associations.

    As a participant in this six-month program, you will:

    • Learn how initiatives that ensure people of all backgrounds have equal access to opportunities in academic medicine directly support measurable goals of excellence at your institution.
    • Learn to develop an organizational infrastructure focused on making sure all students, faculty, and staff have an equal opportunity to thrive.
    • Learn to collaborate with various leaders across all levels of your institution to promote a culture of excellence.
    • Apply current research to the creation and execution of your institution’s strategic plan.
    • Develop a project plan designed to drive excellence specifically tailored to your institution.
    • Develop an invaluable network of peers and leaders who are facing similar challenges.

    Modules

    Module 1 — FOUNDATIONS
    AAMC headquarters in Washington, DC

    Module 2 — MEASUREMENT
    Virtual

    Module 3 — CHANGE
    Virtual

    Module 4 — TRANSFORMATION
    AAMC headquarters in Washington, DC

    Module 5 — INFLUENCE
    Virtual

    Module 6 — IMPACT
    Student Presentations
    AAMC headquarters in Washington, DC

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