Call for proposals for AAMC GDI and GFA Joint Professional Development Conference
The Joint Planning Committee are accepting proposals for breakout sessions and posters for the GDI and GFA Joint Professional Development Conference scheduled for June 12-14, 2023 in Indian Wells, CA. This joint professional development conference offers leaders and emerging voices in faculty affairs, faculty development, and diversity, equity, and inclusion a forum to strengthen their network, share success stories, and explore new strategies to address topics including developing the next generation of leaders, transforming the culture of academic medicine, systemic inequities, and advancing community engagement. Interactive panel presentations, small-group discussion formats, and submissions that incorporate collaboration are highly encouraged. The deadline for proposals is November 29 by 11:59 p.m. PT, and acceptance notifications will be sent in January 2023.
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AAMCNews: The cost of surviving gun violence: Who pays?
Most shooting victims survive, but many face a long ordeal of pain and medical care that collectively costs patients, hospitals, and governments billions of dollars each year. Can the financial impact affect firearm policies and medical practices?
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AAMCNews: How the South defines America
Author Imani Perry, JD, PhD, explores the American South’s complex legacy of racism and resistance. She will discuss her insights during the closing plenary at Learn Serve Lead 2022: The AAMC Annual Meeting.
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Letter from Five Michigan Deans about Abortion Care, Medical Education, and Access to Care for Women
The deans of five AAMC member medical schools in Michigan recently authored a letter to Michigan citizens about abortion care and its impact on medical education and access to comprehensive care for women.
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Proceedings from Maternal Health Incubator reveal need for coordinated strategy to address inequities
In May 2022, the AAMC Center for Health Justice hosted a virtual Maternal Health Incubator to explore the persistent inequities in maternal health care. A new publication provides a summary of the event and examines the work that still needs to be done. Participants agreed that no single approach or strategy will fully address the complex and long-standing constellation of factors that has driven maternal health inequities for generations.
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Recording from AAMC virtual congressional briefing on integrated behavioral health care now available
On Oct. 11, the AAMC hosted a virtual congressional briefing on the capacity of integrated behavioral health models to extend the behavioral health workforce, expand access to care, and destigmatize mental health care. The briefing was sponsored by the Congressional Academic Medicine Caucus and featured speakers from four AAMC member institutions. A recording is now available.
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AAMC data snapshot examines experiences of sexual harassment among medical students and postdocs
Understanding how sexual harassment occurs within academic medicine, especially among learners, is critical to implementing tailored and lasting solutions. Data shows the prevalence of sexual harassment in academic medicine is almost double that of other science and engineering specialties, and understanding the experiences of students is critical given their vulnerability as a population. A new data snapshot examines information from the 2021 AAMC Graduation Questionnaire and the 2017 National Postdoc Association Sexual Harassment Survey to better understand rates of sexual harassment among students and postdocs at U.S. medical schools. Among the key findings, approximately 26% of all women medical students have been subjected to offensive sexist remarks/names, compared with only 5% of men medical students; White and Asian men experienced similar rates of sexist remarks (4%), while men from groups underrepresented in medicine had slightly higher rates (6%); and White women medical students reported the highest rates of being subjected to offensive sexist remarks/names (28%). A recent AAMC report further explores this critical issue to understand the prevalence and experiences of sexual harassment among U.S. medical school faculty in the workplace and highlight promising institutional practices to prevent and address harassment.
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View recording of AAMC Color of Care panel discussion
On Sept. 7, the AAMC hosted a free virtual event to explore how the academic medicine community is addressing and eradicating systemic racism in health care. The discussion included individuals featured in the documentary The Color of Care, which chronicles how people of color suffer from systemically substandard health care in the United States.
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New report and resources available on National Institutes of Health data management and sharing policy
The AAMC, along with the Association of American Libraries (ARL) and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL), has released a new report, Institutional Strategies for the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy, to share infrastructure, services, and policies that research institutions have developed to meet the requirements of the forthcoming NIH policy. In addition to the report, the AAMC website linked below will be updated regularly with links to ongoing institutional efforts and other relevant initiatives.
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AAMC summary report of Transition to Residency Workshop
In July 2022, the AAMC convened a two-day workshop to create evidence-based action plans for four complex and urgent challenges during the transition to residency: Away Rotations; GME Interactive Informational Database; Holistic Review in Residency Selection; and Interview Protocols. A new report summarizes the proceedings, discussions, priority activities, and next steps from the workshop.
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Reminder: IPEC webinar on integrating climate change into health professions curricula
On Oct. 24, the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC), of which the AAMC is a member, will host a webinar highlighting the importance of integrating climate change topics in health professions education and training. A panel of expert speakers will share educational strategies and resources that can be used to help schools and programs integrate climate-health content into health professions curricula.
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