Initiatives to Cultivate Excellence in Academic Medicine
The AAMC leads and supports efforts that promote a culture of excellence in academic medicine through access to opportunity, meaningful engagement, quality health care, and improved health outcomes for all communities.
IDEAS Learning Series
The AAMC IDEAS Learning Series channels experts and resources into convenient monthly webinars designed to help busy professionals cut through the noise and find ways to take action in their lives and at their institutions.
AAMC Nurturing Experiences for Tomorrow’s Community Leaders (NEXT) Grant
The AAMC NEXT Grant provides funding to institutions to develop or enhance a learning opportunity for medical students, residents, and other interprofessional learners that seeks to improve community health and eliminate health disparities with community partners.
Action Collaborative for Black Men in Medicine
The Action Collaborative focuses on systemic solutions to increase the representation and success of Black men interested in medicine. It is co-sponsored by the AAMC and the National Medical Association (NMA).
Addressing and Eliminating Racism at the AAMC and Beyond
A framework that helps amplify, support, and accelerate the efforts of the AAMC and our member institutions to catalyze change in academic medicine.
Cultivating Excellence in Medical Education
These tools, data, and publications offer a view of select work in medical education being led by the AAMC and are organized according to pillars to guide the actions of individuals, organizations, and communities.
Advancing Gender Equity in Academic Medicine
These tools and resources help ensure that people of all genders have equal access to resources, opportunities, and participation in academic medicine.
Equal Opportunity in Medical School Admissions
This collection includes updates and information for the academic medicine community after the Supreme Court rulings on race-conscious admissions.
Holistic Review
Holistic Review refers to mission-aligned admissions or selection processes that take into consideration applicants’ experiences, attributes, and academic metrics as well as the value an applicant would contribute to learning, practice, and teaching.
Indigenous Health Educators Alliance (IHEAL)
IHEAL is a national collective of scholars and leaders committed to advancing the inclusion of Indigenous principles and practices in health professions education and training.
Medical Career Fairs
Medical career fairs offer workshops on medical school admissions, opportunities to meet admissions officers and current medical students, and hands-on activities.
Public and Population Health Resources
The AAMC seeks to improve the integration of public health concepts into medical education, and enhance and expand a diverse and culturally prepared health workforce.
Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP)
The Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) is a free summer enrichment program focused on improving access to information and resources for college students interested in the health professions.
Unconscious Bias
At medical schools and teaching hospitals, unconscious biases can compromise efforts to promote a workplace where different perspectives are respected and appreciated and where students, faculty, and biomedical researchers have equal opportunity to thrive. The AAMC provides resources and trainings to help members address these biases.