Preparedness

The AAMC recognizes the importance of the medical community's preparedness in responding to any disaster or large-scale threat to our public health. The AAMC is focused on ensuring that the nation's teaching hospitals and medical schools have the necessary tools and information so that the physician workforce can respond appropriately.

AAMC-CDC Cooperative Agreement

The AAMC will work closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), under the auspices of the AAMC-CDC Cooperative Agreement, on all activities planned to ensure that the physician workforce will be prepared to deal with future biological, radiation, and chemical terrorist activities.

NIH Research Grantees

The NIH has acknowledged that the widespread damage caused by a disaster may lead to problems for investigators who plan to submit grant applications. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has created a Web site, NIH Extramural Response to Natural Disasters and Other Emergencies, to provide information to researchers and institutions. The site will include updates in response to current emergencies as well as NIH emergency contact information.