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Top 15 academic medicine stories of 2025

Our annual list of the most well-read AAMCNews stories of the year.

  • Dec. 29, 2025
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Medical schools focus on prevention as well as treatment of disease

From teaching kitchens to curriculum makeovers, more medical schools are making preventive and lifestyle medicine a training priority.

  • Dec. 18, 2025
Blood Cancer screening Test as an Oncology medical diagnosis for tumor markers as a liquid biopsy for early detection with malignant cells to diagnose ovarian colon and prostate cancers.
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Liquid biopsies spark hope for early cancer detection

More screenings are being developed and used to detect evidence of disease in bodily fluids. But questions remain about reliability and implications for care.

  • Dec. 16, 2025
Diverse medical or nursing school students raise their hands to ask or answer a question during class. They are using laptop computers.
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U.S. medical schools enroll record number of students in 2025

New AAMC data show first-time applicants and women drove increase in applications to medical schools.

  • Dec. 9, 2025

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SWAT doctors

They rush into active shooter scenes and other dangerous situations. What it's like to train and serve as a physician on a special operations team.

  • Jan. 21, 2019
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Not the same old, same old

Medical schools have begun teaching all students how to care for an aging population. Tackling ageism is a big part of it.

  • Jan. 17, 2019
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Let’s talk about death

A growing number of medical schools are incorporating palliative care and end-of-life discussions into the curriculum.

  • Jan. 14, 2019
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Turning high schoolers into doctors

A medical student encourages her peers to inspire youth from diverse backgrounds through pipeline programs.

  • Jan. 14, 2019
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Faculty salaries increased 2.7% in 2018

The AAMC’s annual Faculty Salary Report highlights mean salaries across departments and specialties, academic ranks, and degrees in all regions of the country.

  • Jan. 10, 2019
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Giving credit where credit is due

Academic researchers recognize the importance of sharing data. It’s critical for the original investigators to get credit for their data.

  • Jan. 7, 2019
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Helping paralyzed patients walk again

From Iron Man-like suits to implanted electrical stimulators, scientific breakthroughs hold out new hope for people with spinal cord injuries.

  • Jan. 7, 2019
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Our top 10 news stories of 2018

From new research on the doctor shortage to insights into how to apply to residency, here are the top AAMCNews stories of 2018.

  • Dec. 25, 2018
Press Release
Smithsonian Leader David J. Skorton, MD, Named Next AAMC President and CEO

Skorton, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, has been named the next president and CEO of the AAMC. His appointment will take effect on July 15, 2019.

  • Dec. 19, 2018
Press Release
AAMC Statement on the Death of Stephen I. Katz, MD, PhD

AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, MD, issued a statement on the passing of Stephen I. Katz, MD, PhD, director of NIAMS.

  • Dec. 19, 2018