aamc.org does not support this web browser.

AAMCNews

Smiling doctors
AAMCNews
Women are changing the face of medicine in America

Data from the past 18 years show how women have driven growth in the supply of physicians and expanded their presence in some of the largest specialties.

  • May 28, 2024
Medical students talking in class and sharing ideas
AAMCNews
In their own words: Medical students reflect on their journeys

Through 55-word stories, students share aspects of their medical school experiences — from meaningful patient encounters to moments of joy and heartbreak.

  • May 23, 2024
The young adult male sits on the hospital room couch to talk with the hospital insurance specialist to update medical information.
Viewpoints
5 ways to combat surging syphilis cases in the United States

Syphilis has reached alarming rates unseen in the U.S. since the 1950s. A CDC expert lays out steps to halt increases and prevent dramatic health problems.

  • May 21, 2024
Greylag geese and cattle in a meadow, Foehr, North Frisian Island, North Frisia, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
AAMCNews
How worried should we be about avian flu? Academic experts weigh in

Avian flu has spread to cows and one person in the United States. Scientists discuss the potential for a human epidemic and how to avoid it.

  • May 15, 2024

Find News

  • Recent
  • Relevance

Filter Results

Date
Custom Date Range
Date format: MM/DD/YYYY
Content Type
Topic
1 - 10 of 30 results
DACA FAP - Fee Assistance Program Harassment
Press Release
AAMC Establishes New Fee Structure for 2025 ERAS Residency Application Season

The AAMC announced it is establishing a new, simplified fee structure for the 2025 ERAS residency season.

  • Jan. 10, 2024
Medical residents using electronic devices.
Press Release
AAMC Fee Assistance Program Expanding with 60% ERAS Application Discount

The AAMC announced that in 2024, it will extend our Fee Assistance Program to residency applicants using the Electronic Residency Application Service®.

  • Nov. 5, 2023
Medical residents using electronic devices.
Press Release
AAMC Statement on Biden Administration's Proposal to Expand Medicaid Coverage to DACA Program Enrollees

This AAMC statement commends President Biden for his plan to expand federal health care programs to DACA recipients, or “Dreamers.”

  • April 17, 2023
Female doctors examining test tubes in laboratory
AAMCNews
Addressing sexual harassment in academic medicine

A new report highlights the extent of sexual harassment among faculty, as well as promising practices that might prevent and address it.

  • July 26, 2022
Doctor wearing protective face mask standing with head in hands at clinic
AAMCNews
Some students struggle to pay medical school application fees. That’s why the AAMC is expanding eligibility for its Fee Assistance Program

Changes to the program in 2022 will enable more students to qualify for assistance paying for the MCAT® exam, prep materials, and application fees.

  • Jan. 27, 2022
Female student back at school and wearing a facemask during the pandemic
Press Release
AAMC Statement on House Committees’ Markup of the Build Back Better Act

The AAMC issued this statement on the House committees' markup of the Build Back Better Act, which includes key health infrastructure priorities.

  • Sept. 16, 2021
Capitol building, Washington, DC
Viewpoints
I’m an emergency medicine physician and a DACA recipient. Without immigration reform, thousands of people like me face uncertain futures

I’m an emergency room physician and a DACA recipient and I believe Congress should pass immigration reform to give immigrants a more certain future.

  • Sept. 14, 2021
Denisse Rojas Marquez, MD, MPP, poses for a picture with her sister, Nadia Rojas, at her graduation from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York earlier this year.
Press Release
AAMC Statement on U.S. District Court Decision on DACA

The AAMC has issued a statement on the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas’ decision that DACA is unlawful.

  • July 16, 2021
Press Release
AAMC Statement on President Biden’s Actions on Immigration

AAMC statement on President Biden's immigration proposals and executive orders.

  • Jan. 21, 2021
AAMCNews
How COVID-19 threatens the careers of women in medicine

Even before the pandemic, women in medicine earned less, did more at home, and lagged in promotions compared to men. Now it further threatens their careers.

  • Nov. 12, 2020
A group of diverse women doctors in masks