Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

Are you ready to connect with colleagues nationwide to address academic medicine’s most pressing issues? Learn Serve Lead 2024: The AAMC Annual Meeting is ONE WEEK away! With 110+ sessions, 70+ networking events, and inspiring speakers, there's something for everyone in the academic medicine community. Don't wait – register today! What are you most excited about experiencing at #AAMC24? Share in the comments below! https://ow.ly/egpr50TUV5C

We commend our member institutions for their dedication to advancing diabetes research, care, and prevention. Thank you for your impactful work in improving the lives of those living with diabetes.

November is #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, a time to celebrate the invaluable contributions, vibrant cultures and resilience of Native American communities. In #AcademicMedicine, we are committed to addressing and reducing health disparities, fostering partnerships with Native American communities and championing culturally sensitive care. Throughout the month, we’ll be sharing more on these important partnerships, resources and stories.

Why are older adults especially vulnerable to severe weather events that are linked to climate change — hurricanes, heat waves, floods, and wildfires? For example: When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005, people ages 60 and older accounted for 75% of the deaths. During the Pacific Northwest heat wave of 2021, most of the nearly one thousand who died were older adults. In the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century — at Lahaina, Hawaii, in 2023 — more than two-thirds of the approximately 100 fatality victims were 60 and older. A new article from the AAMC explains how biological conditions (like decreased immunity and less ability to regulate body temperature) and life circumstances (like economic insecurity and dependence on others to get around) put many older people at the greatest risk of all from severe weather. https://ow.ly/2OE150TXBqM

Now Available: The 2024 Official Guide to Medical School Admissions, a comprehensive guide that serves as the authoritative source for information on medical school admissions. The guide includes a wealth of information and expert tips on the admissions and application process, and is designed for potential medical school applicants, advisors, and others who may play a role in helping learners apply to medical school. The publication can be used as a companion to the Medical School Admission Requirements (MSAR)®, an online repository of profiles on all MD-granting accredited medical schools in the United States and Canada. Share this invaluable resource with your network to help make the path to medical school more achievable. https://ow.ly/C8pR50TXs83 #MedicalEducation #PredMed #MedicalSchoolApplicant #MSAR

🎃 Happy Halloween from the AAMC! 🎃 We hope you’re enjoying some festive fun today! Whether you're in spooky themed scrubs or a creative costume, we’d love to see how you’re celebrating. Share your Halloween spirit with us by posting your costumes or decorations below! 🧛♂️🩺 Let's see the creativity within the academic medicine community this Halloween! 👻

Congratulations to the 2024 AAMC Award winners for their outstanding contributions in medical education, research, clinical care, and community engagement.    Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Awards  -Lily M. Belfi, MD  -Daniel M. Clinchot, MD  -Abbas A. Hyderi, MD, MPH  -Kent Vrana, PhD    The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award:  -Caroline N. Harada, MD    Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences:  -Garret A. FitzGerald, MD    Louis W. Sullivan, MD, Award:  -Will Ross, MD, MPH    Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) David E. Rogers Award:  -Lisa I. Iezzoni, MD    Herbert W. Nickens Leadership Award:  -Louis W. Sullivan, MD    Spencer Foreman Award for Community Engagement:  -The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and UChicago Medicine    Excellence in Medical Education Award:  -Louis N. Pangaro, MD    Special Recognition Award:  -Richard I. Levin, MD  -William W. Pinsky, MD    Learn more about each 2024 AAMC Award recipient here: https://lnkd.in/epacBD9F     Do you know someone who exemplifies the best of academic medicine? Nominations for the 2025 #AAMCAwards are now open! Faculty and staff at medical schools and teaching hospitals are encouraged to identify candidates and prepare one or more nominations. Visit https://lnkd.in/gKzzzcnX to learn more about the criteria and submit a nomination. Weill Cornell Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Harvard Medical School, Morehouse School of Medicine, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine at Uniformed Services University, Intealth

Doctors are trained to respond to tragedies. But no doctor is trained to see grade schoolers lose their lives in a mass shooting. How do you respond in the moment, confront the emotional aftermath, and recover stronger?   Richard Kamin, MD, of UConn Health can tell you. He walked through the Sandy Hook school in the aftermath of the shooting there:   “I started having intrusive thoughts. I would see my child’s faces on some of the bodies. I was afraid I might be broken.”   AAMCNews talked to six extraordinary doctors about how those experiences affected them — in the moment of crisis, in the aftermath, and for the rest of their lives. Read and watch their powerful stories of struggle and strength in this multimedia project. https://ow.ly/ynrF50TVzPo  

“From my first global health trip — helping Congolese mothers and infants obtain health care, and working with NGOs to improve health opportunities in the region — and through my work in the Caribbean with mothers and infants, my passion for helping those who need it most has grown.” Meet AAMC Center for Health Justice Collaborative for Health equity: Act, Research, Generate Evidence (CHARGE) member Jamela M. Martin, PhD, RN, associate professor and department chair of nursing at Norfolk State University: https://ow.ly/AY9F50TVtew

Meet Olivia C. C., PhD, Assistant Dean for Student and Resident Research at WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. Coiado serves as the primary advisor regarding extracurricular research for medical students, grad students, and residents. Learn more and connect with her in the AAMC Virtual Communities Network: https://ow.ly/t35R50TVO02 #MedicalEducation #Research