Academic medicine touches the lives of Americans every day. Through research and innovation, complex patient care, and training and educating future physicians, the AAMC’s member institutions help ensure a healthier future for people everyw…
A pioneering heart valve transplant for children. A device that helps a paralyzed patient speak. Check out these and other recent advancements in academic medicine that are changing patient care in dramatic ways. Congressional proposals to
Academic health systems and teaching hospitals offer specialized services like level I trauma centers, burn centers and pediatric intensive care units that patients can’t get elsewhere. And patients treated at AAMC-member hospitals have hig…
A pioneering heart valve transplant for children. A device that helps a paralyzed patient speak. Check out these and other recent advancements in academic medicine that are changing patient care in dramatic ways. By Stacy Weiner, Senior Sta…
Researchers are studying how GLP-1 medications affect the brain and may help with hard-to-treat behavioral health conditions. A decade ago, Luba Yammine, PhD, was working at a primary care clinic in Texas caring for patients with chronic di…
Medical schools, academic health systems and teaching hospitals transform the lives of Americans every day. Whether it’s by developing cutting-edge treatments, providing world-class care, training tomorrow’s health workforce, or creating jo…
Artificial intelligence is being tapped to create quizzes, simulate patients, pinpoint student struggles, and write assessments. Human oversight is critical. By Patrick Boyle, Senior Staff Writer In Ohio, a medical school uses artificial in…
An AAMC study measures how spending by academic medical centers contributes to local jobs and to national and state economies. By Patrick Boyle, Senior Staff Writer The nation’s medical colleges and teaching hospitals are substantial contri…
Medical schools and teaching hospitals are driving innovations that boost job growth and improve quality of life in areas of economic decline. It’s not hard to see how medical schools and teaching hospitals serve their communities through f…
Drastic funding cuts to the nation’s largest single source of health insurance would have devastating consequences for patients, and the doctors and hospitals that care for them. The Medicaid program is a potential target for lawmakers look…
Clinical skills and kindness are both essential qualities of the doctor Elena Gupta is becoming. Editor's note: The opinions expressed by the author do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the AAMC or its members. I’ve never been a huge
Congressional proposals to eliminate Grad PLUS loans, cap borrowing, and exclude residents from Public Service Loan Forgiveness could further strain primary care and may make medical school unattainable for some. Shae-Marie Stafford-Trujill…