AAMC

10/11/2026

These images from the 1962-63 AAMC Annual Meeting offer a glimpse into how academic medicine leaders gathered more than 60 years ago, from general sessions and award presentations to networking events and conversations with colleagues from around the world.

While the venues, technology, and fashions may have changed, the purpose remains the same: bringing people together to learn, collaborate, and help shape the future of academic medicine.

As we celebrate 150 years of the AAMC, we're proud to continue that tradition through Learn Serve Lead and the communities that make academic medicine stronger.

10/10/2026

World Mental Health Day is a reminder that access to behavioral health care remains one of the most pressing challenges facing our nation.

The AAMC is helping drive progress by convening experts, supporting academic health systems, advancing integrated behavioral health care, promoting maternal mental health, informing policy discussions, and exploring innovative approaches to expand access to care.

Together, we're working toward a future where mental and behavioral health care is more accessible, equitable, and connected for all.

Learn more about the AAMC’s work in behavioral health care: https://www.aamc.org/about-us/mission-areas/clinical-care/behavioral-health-care

An overview of the AAMC’s programs and advocacy toward promoting greater access to mental and behavioral health care for all.

10/09/2026

U.S. colleges and universities have come under intense pressure in the last few years, from admissions scrutiny to disruptions in research funding to changes in visa policies.

Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD, bestselling author and president emerita of Spelman College, is no stranger to these challenges. Her 2025 book, “Peril and Promise: College Leadership in Turbulent Times,” offers a blueprint for leaders across higher education who are navigating political, social, and financial uncertainty.

Tatum will join Art Coleman, JD, founding partner of EducationCounsel, at Learn Serve Lead 2026: The AAMC Annual Meeting next month for a conversation about how institutions can uphold their core values while adapting to evolving expectations and constraints.

Read our latest AAMCNews interview with Tatum in advance of .

Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD, shares how institutions of higher learning can best navigate growing political, legal, and public scrutiny.

10/09/2026

“It’s possible to envision an entire lab with robotic systems running experiments continuously,” says the Institute for NanoBioTechnology at Johns Hopkins University's Hai-Quan Mao, PhD. Read how some medical school research labs are using to go “beyond our traditional expertise and limitations.”

Custom-built artificial intelligence agents now help researchers test hypotheses, research past experiments to design new ones, and predict treatment results.

10/08/2026

New leadership roles bring new opportunities, responsibilities, and challenges.

At this year's AAMC Organizational Leadership in Academic Medicine (OLAM) for New Associate Deans and Department Chairs seminar, leaders from across academic medicine came together to strengthen their leadership skills, learn practical management strategies, and build lasting professional connections.

From enhancing leadership presence and building effective teams to managing conflict and navigating organizational complexity, participants gained tools they can put into practice right away.

We're grateful to everyone who joined us and look forward to seeing the impact these leaders make at their institutions and throughout academic medicine.

https://www.aamc.org/learn-network/leadership-development/organization-leadership-program

10/08/2026

The AAMC's new Integrated Behavioral Health Playbook, developed with the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association - CFHA, provides a practical framework and customizable tools to help organizations strengthen integrated behavioral health programs and support long-term sustainability.

The playbook was informed by multidisciplinary expertise from academic integrated behavioral health leaders and is designed to help teams identify metrics that reflect local priorities and drive meaningful improvement.

Explore the resource:

To improve access to care, the AAMC works to advance the adoption and growth of IBH models in academic health systems through resource and network development.

10/07/2026

“We’re entering a new era of clinical trials in kidney stone disease,” says Chuck Scales, MD, an associate professor of urology at the Duke University School of Medicine and a lead investigator for the NIH-funded Urinary Stone Disease Research Network.

A combination of factors — changing diets, increasing incidence of obesity and other metabolic disorders, and the climate crisis — are causing kidney stones to become more prevalent. The excruciating condition has doubled over the past 30 years, impacting quality of life and, in some cases, causing life-threatening infections.

Thanks to emerging research at institutions like Duke, we are learning more every day about why kidney stones form, how best to treat them, and how to prevent them in the first place. More from Scales and other experts in our latest AAMCNews article.

The prevalence of kidney stones has doubled in the past 30 years. Academic researchers are searching for better solutions for prevention and treatment.

10/07/2026

How do we guide learners from entry into medical school through the transition to residency? That’s the heart of the Learner Access, Support, and Transitions track at Learn Serve Lead: The AAMC Annual Meeting. Admissions leaders, student affairs professionals, educators, and advisors will come together to share practical ideas for:

✅ Advancing holistic review and modernizing admissions
✅ Using data for continuous improvement
✅ Supporting learners through complex transitions
✅ Building transparent, mission-aligned pathways into and through medical education

Explore this program track: https://web.cvent.com/event/9443a1a2-69cc-43cb-9b3b-3fc59a277f84/websitePage:5e486c3b-6803-488f-9764-bfe26dd10ba4

10/06/2026

Medicaid remains a critical source of funding for graduate medical education (GME), but how states finance, structure, and oversee that support varies substantially.

The new AAMC report, Medicaid Graduate Medical Education Payments: Results From the 2025 50-State Survey, provides a current state-by-state baseline for understanding Medicaid GME financing, program design, oversight, and workforce priorities at a time of significant change in federal Medicaid policy.

Key findings include:
🔹44 states, including the District of Columbia, made Medicaid GME payments in both 2022 and 2025.
🔹Teaching hospitals remained the predominant recipients of Medicaid GME payments, while 11 states also made payments directly to other teaching providers.
🔹Fifteen states funded training for health professionals other than resident physicians.
🔹Nearly two-thirds of states identifying future priorities cited improving rural health care.

Explore the report:

10/06/2026

For many aspiring physicians, the MCAT® exam is an important milestone on the path to medical school.

To support students as they prepare for registration, the AAMC offers an article with tips on planning ahead, selecting a test date, exploring fee assistance resources, and navigating the registration process. Registration for 2027 MCAT exam dates opens Oct. 20-22.

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Read these tips to make your MCAT® registration process go as smoothly as possible.