AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, issued a statement on the results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election. “At a time when challenges around the world are daunting and divisions in our country feel, at times, insurmountable, a historic number of Americans exercised their fundamental right to vote and made their voices heard. Now more than ever we are witnessing the need to come together as a country, bridge our divisions, and overcome the challenges we face. The AAMC will work with President-elect Donald Trump, the new administration, and the new U.S. Congress, continuing our efforts to improve the health of patients, families, and communities nationwide.”
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AAMC and Thalamus expand strategic collaboration to offer technology-assisted holistic application review platform
The AAMC and Thalamus, a public benefit corporation focused on innovation in medical education, have announced that Cortex will be provided to all Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®) medical residency and fellowship programs on a complimentary basis beginning in July 2025 for the 2026 ERAS season. Cortex, an innovative, artificial intelligence/machine learning-enabled platform, is designed to provide technology-assisted holistic review by streamlining application screening and review and has reduced screening time by an average of 50%.
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AAMCNews: Please call me Dr. Ohuabunwa, not Manny
Like many others who’ve had their names mispronounced, ignored, shortened, or mocked, Emmanuel Ohuabunwa, MD, MBA, hopes colleagues will try harder — and explains why doing so is crucial.
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VaccineVoices: Countering misinformation with new curricular strategies
Vaccine misinformation has long been pervasive; these four medical schools have developed curricula-based solutions to address the problem.
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AAMC publishes annual fact card on student loan and medical school cost data
The “Medical Student Education: Debt, Costs, and Loan Repayment Fact Card for the Class of 2024” is now available for free in the AAMC Store. This annual fact card provides a snapshot of key student loan and medical school cost data and includes repayment scenarios. The resource is designed for anyone in the medical education community seeking information on medical education cost, debt, and loan repayment.
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AAMC, ACGME, and AMA establish Physician Data Initiative
The AAMC, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), and the American Medical Association (AMA) are collaborating through the Physician Data Initiative, a working group founded to establish a standard practice for categorizing, collecting, reporting, and sharing sociodemographic data. This work is driven by the importance of a diverse physician workforce and a more equitable health system, and recommended standards are now available for race and ethnicity and language proficiency. Additional standards are planned for development in the future. Any organization can use the standards. While the goal is not to mandate standards broadly across organizations, there is great benefit to voluntarily adopting mutually agreed-upon values and structure to gather and disaggregate data consistently. The groups will host a joint webinar on Dec. 5, “Physician Data Initiative: Establishing the Foundations for Collaborative Data Sharing” (register here).
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Grover, Jaffery on consolidation in the health care sector
Atul Grover, MD, PhD, executive director of the AAMC Research and Action Institute, and Jonathan B. Jaffery, MD, MS, MMM, FACP, AAMC chief health care officer, authored an article in Health Affairs, “Chang(ing) Health Care: Bigger May Not Be Better, Just Necessary,” which looked at an array of factors and potential misunderstandings related to consolidation in the health care sector. “Further regulation of health system consolidation should take into account all aspects of the market for health care goods and services within the range of geographic areas that are relevant to patients, including the rapid consolidation of the insurer market, as well as the consolidation of other parts of the health care ecosystem,” they wrote.
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Reminder: AAMC Center for Health Justice seeks applicants to join its Multisector Partner Group
The AAMC Center for Health Justice is seeking applicants to join the second cohort of its Multisector Partner Group, which was first convened in 2022 to bring together national leaders, local leaders from community-based organizations, and community organizers from a variety of sectors that represent the wide-ranging social and political determinants of health. Members use their expertise and leadership to shape the Center’s strategy, inform its programs, and develop collaborations. The Center seeks up to 10 new members from a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, and sectors — including and beyond health care and academic medicine — to serve a three-year term beginning in March 2025. A brief informational video provides an overview of the Center’s work, the Multisector Partner Group, the application, and the selection process. The deadline for applications is Dec. 20.
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Call for applications for funding and support to confront structural racism in health care
The AAMC Center for Health Justice is supporting a new call for proposals from WE in the World, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Just Leaders for a Justice Health System (JUSTICE SQUARED), which invites health care organizations and patient and community leaders to engage in a trustworthy, humble, and courageous journey to confront structural racism in health care together. Interested organizations are invited to apply to receive a guided journey with trusted leaders and $300,000 in funding ($400,000 for safety net institutions) to support program implementation. The deadline to register teams is Dec. 15 and the application deadline is Jan. 15, 2025.
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The AAMC has created a new Resource Bundle for its FRAHME (Fundamental Role of Arts and Humanities in Medical Education) initiative, which provides resources to help educators start, develop, and/or improve the use of arts and humanities in their teaching. The AAMC also invites constituents to join its new virtual community (free log in required) and subscribe to the bimonthly FRAHME newsletter to learn more about integrating arts and humanities into health professions education.
Physician Data Initiative: Collaborative Data Sharing
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the American Medical Association, and the Association of American Medical Colleges are collaborating through the Physician Data Initiative, a working group founded to establish a standard practice for categorizing, collecting, reporting, and sharing sociodemographic data. This work is driven by the importance of a diverse physician workforce and a more equitable health system, and recommended standards are now available for race and ethnicity and language proficiency. Additional standards are planned for development in the future.
Any organization is free to use the standards. While the goal is not to mandate standards broadly across organizations, there is great benefit to voluntarily adopting mutually agreed-upon values and structure to gather and disaggregate data consistently. If you’d like to learn more join the “Physician Data Initiative: Establishing the Foundations for Collaborative Data Sharing” webinar on Dec 5, 12:00-1:00 PM ET. Register here.