All credentialed media are invited to attend the 2012 Annual Meeting of the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges), an association representing the nation’s medical schools, teaching hospitals, and health systems.
The AAMC will announce the 2012 national data for medical school applicants and enrollment on Oct. 23 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT). Contact [email protected] for data tables.
The AAMC will hold a national press teleconference to present 2012 data on U.S. medical school enrollment and applicants.
The AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) announced today that David P. Sklar, M.D., will be the next editor-in-chief of Academic Medicine, the AAMC’s monthly peer-reviewed, scholarly journal.
Half of the recently announced health care innovation grants were awarded to Academic Medical Centers.
New data shows that enrollment at U.S. medical schools is on target to reach an increase of 30 percent by 2016, according to the annual Medical School Enrollment Survey conducted by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) Center for Workforce Studies.
“What will the health system of the future look like? What kind of physicians will it require?” AAMC President and CEO Darrell Kirch, M.D., discusses these questions and more in an open letter to pre-med students about the upcoming changes to the Medical College Admission Test® (MCAT®).
Starting in 2015, when aspiring doctors take the MCAT® examination, they will need more than a solid basis in the natural sciences.
First Lady Michelle Obama announced an unprecedented commitment made by more than 100 of the AAMC’s member medical schools to improve the health and wellness of military service members and their families as part of the Joining Forces initiative.
The AAMC has released a new report on the importance of integrating behavioral and social sciences into medical education.
First-time applicants to medical school reached an all-time high in 2011, increasing by 2.6 percent over last year to 32,654 students, according to new data released today by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges).
The Association of American Medical Colleges will hold a national press teleconference to present 2011 data on U.S. medical school enrollment and applicants on Monday, Oct. 24.
Health educators and foundation representatives will discuss these reports at a press event on May 10 at 2:00 p.m. at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Interested media can RSVP for either the event or teleconference by emailing Maureen Thielemans at [email protected]. To access the teleconference, dial 1-877-366-0711 and enter the code 23938620#.
More minorities enrolled in U.S. medical schools this year, according to new data released today by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges). While total enrollment increased by 1.5 percent over 2009, to 18,665 students, all underrepresented racial and ethnic groups saw gains in 2010.
A new report by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) urges U.S. teaching hospitals to establish policies that manage financial relationships between physicians and industry so that they do not influence patient care.
The AAMC is a founding sponsor of ResearchMeansHope.org, a coalition of concerned patients and the physicians and researchers of America’s medical schools, teaching hospitals, universities, research companies, and organizations working together to raise awareness of the need for sustained, real growth in federal support for medical research funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Enrollment in both new and existing U.S. medical schools continues to expand to meet the nation’s need for more doctors, according to data released today by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges). First-year enrollment in the nation’s medical schools rose this year by 2 percent over 2008 to nearly 18,400 students.
AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., issued the following statement today on the agreement reached by the hospital community, the Obama administration, and the Senate Finance Committee in support of health care reform.
U.S. medical schools continue to expand their enrollment to meet the country's increasing demand for physicians, according to new data released today by the Association of American Medical Colleges. First-year enrollment at the nation's medical schools this year increased nearly 2 percent over 2007, to more than 18,000 students"”the highest enrollment in history. There was a notable increase in Latino applicants and enrollees to medical school this year. Data tables available upon request.
Invitation to national press teleconference to reveal and discuss new 2008 data on U.S. medical school enrollment and applicants, including record-breaking expansion in response to the physician shortage, and notable trends among racial/ethnic minority populations.
The 2007 entering class to U.S. medical schools is the largest in the nation's history, according to new data released today by the AAMC. The number of first-year enrollees totals almost 17,800 students, a 2.3 percent increase over 2006. More than 42,300 individuals applied to enter medical school in 2007, an increase of 8.2 percent over 2006.
A new analysis from the Association of American Medical Colleges has found that while more minority college students than ever are graduating with biology degrees, the proportion of these students who applied to medical school has not increased in more than a decade. This growing gap is especially pronounced among African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American students.
The number of U. S. medical students rose for the second year in a row, according to new data released today by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges). First-time enrollees in the 2006 entering class totaled almost 17,400, a 2.2 percent increase over last year.
Citing growing evidence of a national physician shortage, the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) today recommended that enrollment in U.S. medical schools be increased 30 percent by 2015. This expansion would result in an additional 5,000 new M.D. students annually and should be accomplished by boosting enrollment at existing schools, as well as by creating new allopathic medical schools.
Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., will be the next president of the Association of American Medical Colleges, the AAMC announced today.
U.S. medical schools are seeing a significant upsurge in enrollment levels and applicants, according to new data released to be released by the AAMC. More Hispanics, Asians, and Men are applying to medical schools. AAMC president will discuss these trends in a national telephone press conference.
U.S. medical schools experienced a significant upsurge in enrollment and applicants this year, according to new data to be released by the Association of American Medical Colleges in a national telephone press conference next week.
"Be a doctor" is the most common career advice that Americans give young adults according to a new Gallup poll. The AAMC calls the results "good news."
Students in their final year of study at medical schools across the nation will today experience a rite of passage shared by physicians-in-training for more than a half-century -- Match Day.
The number of applicants to U.S. medical schools increased for the second year in a row. Almost 36,000 individuals applied to attend medical school in the 2004-2005 school year, a 2.7 percent increase over last year's applicant pool of 34,791.
At noon today, more than 25,000 applicants in the National Resident Matching Program learned which residency program they will enter for medical training. This year, 25,246 active applicants participated in the Match, a 5.3 percent increase in participation since 2003.
1) The Next Health Care Transformation; 2) National Survey of Residents' Self-Reported Work Hours; 3) Case Study of a Failed Merger in Academic Medicine; 4) Imperative for Quality: A Call for Action to Medical Schools and Teaching Hospitals
New data on the number of applicants to U.S. medical schools and related trends - Annual results published.
More than 37,000 individuals applied to U.S. medical schools for the 2000-2001 school year, the Association of American Medical Colleges reported. Although this figure is 3.6 percent lower than the number of applicants last year, it remains well over twice the number of available positions offered.
AAMC President will announce the newest data on applicants and matriculants to U.S. medical schools at a luncheon for the media.
The misguided settlement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Alternatives Research & Development Foundation, which would have expanded the Animal Welfare Act's definition of animal to include rats, mice, and birds, will not become a reality.
The AAMC is disappointed that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has settled the litigation instigated by the Alternatives Research and Development Foundation. Unfortunately, the settlement now opens the door to an increased regulatory and paperwork burden on the scientists and their institutions that use rats, mice, and birds to conduct vital biomedical research.
A monthly offering of behind-the-scenes advocacy information and data from the AAMC.
The evolving definition of scholarship and its assessment at U.S. medical schools are the focus of the September issue of AAMC's Academic Medicine.
The Association of American Medical Colleges in collaboration with Pfizer, Inc. and the Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative awards six U.S. medical schools with grants to develop medical student-initiated services and programs for local communities.
The Milbank Memorial Fund and the Association of American Medical Colleges' Academic Medicine will host a special event entitled, "A Century of Reform-Medical Education's Quiet Revolution to Meet America's Health Care Needs."
While the representation of minority medical school faculty in academic medicine has steadily increased in recent years, their rates of promotion continue to lag far behind those of white faculty, according to an AAMC study (JAMA, 9-6-00).
The number of minorities -- blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans -- graduating from U.S. medical schools remains far behind their representation in the overall population, according to a report from the AAMC.
Press conference will be held to announce new coalition of hospitals, health systems, national hospital associations and businesses focused on preserving access to health care services for communities across America.
The Association of American Medical Colleges announces the online availability of the journal Academic Medicine for the first time; Academic Medicine is the oldest English-language peer-reviewed journal devoted to issues related to the training of physicians.
The Association of American Medical Colleges, in collaboration with Pfizer, Inc., and the Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative, awards five U.S. medical schools with grants to develop medical student-initiated services and programs to local communities.
The AAMC endorses the legislation introduced today by Reps. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), Henry Waxman(D-Calif.), John Mica (R-Fla.) and their colleagues designed to significantly enhance the protections provided to patients involved in clinical research.
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the National Health Council (NHC) collaboratively spearheaded development of the proclamation entitled "Clinical Research: A Reaffirmation of Trust Between Medical Science and the Public."
The AAMC in collaboration with Pfizer announces the establishment of a new institutional grant program entitled "Caring for Community" to encourage the development of medical student-initiated services and programs to local communities.
At noon today, as part of the annual Match Day rite of passage, U.S. medical school seniors will learn which residency program they will enter.
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