The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is a nonprofit membership organization that represents accredited U.S. and Canadian medical schools, teaching hospitals and health systems, and academic societies. Its mission is to improve the health of the public by supporting medical education, clinical care, medical research, and the training and development of the physician workforce, and it operates services and data systems used across the medical education continuum (e.g., MCAT, AMCAS, workforce data).
Advocates for federal and state policies affecting medical education and training (including graduate medical education funding), biomedical research funding (NIH and related programs), health workforce and physician supply, medical school and teaching hospital reimbursement and payment policy (Medicare/Medicaid GME rules), student loan and financial aid policy, diversity and inclusion in medical training, public health preparedness, and regulations affecting clinical research and academic medical centers.
Primarily funded through member dues from medical schools and teaching hospitals, fees for services (examination and application services such as the MCAT and AMCAS), grants and contracts, and philanthropic contributions.
AAMC member medical schools and academic medical centers — including major institutions such as Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, University of California academic medical centers and other U.S. and Canadian teaching hospitals and academic societies — plus partnerships with related academic and healthcare organizations.
Nonprofit membership association (education and health)
