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As #AI becomes increasingly integrated into health care, competency-based medical education (CBME) offers a framework for establishing shared expectations for physician learning and practice. Supported in part by the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, we’re developing a national set of competencies in AI to ensure all medical learners and practicing physicians — regardless of location — gain foundational knowledge, understand ethical and legal implications, and collaborate effectively. Learn more about how these competencies will help ensure readiness for practice in an AI-enabled health system. https://lnkd.in/exQneJKb

AAMC-member academic health systems and teaching hospitals provide high quality patient care, saving lives every day. Site-neutral Medicare cuts put this critical care at risk.

In honor of Black History Month, we’re highlighting a powerful AAMCNews feature on eight Black leaders in medicine who are making history and shaping the future of health care. From leading major academic medical institutions and advancing prevention-focused public health approaches to improving access to treatment and addressing broader drivers of health, leaders like Deborah Prothrow-Stith, MD, and Alister Martin, MD, are driving lasting impact across academic medicine. Read the inspiring stories of these leaders and more to reflect on the lasting impact of their work across academic medicine. https://lnkd.in/e4JAwNny #BlackHistoryMonth #AcademicMedicine

The AAMC has published a new report, A Shared Commitment to Fair Pay: Recommendations for Creating and Sustaining Compensation Equity in Academic Medicine, which offers practical strategies to advance compensation equity in academic medicine. Developed from insights shared by leaders from more than 70 institutions as well as experts in pay equity, the report focuses on fair pay as a key business strategy to strengthen faculty recruitment and retention. Read the Report: https://lnkd.in/eix5Mb6y On Feb. 26 the AAMC will kick off a free three-part webinar series to discuss the details of the recommendations outlined in the report. Register Now for the Webinar Series: https://lnkd.in/ekxCzrtm

How do you teach humanism in medicine? According to 2025 Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award recipient Mill Etienne, MD, MPH, you “just do it.” From working alongside students in the carceral system to engaging directly with community partners, Dr. Etienne models humanism by taking learners into the field — because, as he reminds us, “just talking about it does not work.” The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award, administered through the Organization of Student Representatives, honors physician-faculty who exemplify empathy, compassion, mentorship, and patient-centered care — and who teach these values through action. Students are encouraged to submit nominations by March 2, to help us recognize educators who lead by example and inspire future physicians to practice humanism every day. https://lnkd.in/eMHe7af3

“Aging is the one constant in your life,” says Kayla Emond, a first-year medical student at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and a participant in the Senior Mentoring Program, which pairs students with older adult mentors to help overcome ageism in health care. “With aging you have limitations, but it also opens doors for you.” Working directly with these mentors can reshape how medical students engage with older patients — and rethink their own futures. More about the possibility of these programs in our latest AAMCNews article. https://lnkd.in/eQDZSguP #AcademicMedicine #MedicalEducation #Mentorship

AAMC's Organization of Student Representatives (OSR) gives medical students a voice in shaping national policies that impact medical education and training. Through advocacy, collaboration, and leadership development, the OSR helps ensure student perspectives are part of key conversations across academic medicine. Student leaders like Natasha Hessami from UC San Diego School of Medicine show how meaningful student engagement can drive positive change nationwide.   https://lnkd.in/g_FszPWj

We applaud the House and Senate for passing the FY 2026 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill, which includes new funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as well as extensions of other critical health programs. These programs help train the next generation of health care professionals and improve access to care across the nation, including in rural communities and other underserved areas. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e3rgvxbS

🎨 Art has the power to tell the story of academic medicine in ways words alone cannot. Reminder: There’s still time to submit original creative work for Academic Medicine Journal’s 2026 Cover Art feature. From painting and photography to sculpture and textile art, submissions should reflect experiences connected to the core missions of academic medicine. Academic Medicine will feature selected pieces online in late 2026 and throughout 2027. Submissions due by March 16. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eifA4-Ts

“I had my eyes open to the different health discrepancies that our rural populations face,” says Benjamin Smith, a second-year medical student and student manager of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine’s Rural Outreach Clinic. “We’re really the only source of health care that they have when they’re here.” The clinic, run by students and faculty, brings free medical care directly to rural and underserved communities across Nevada. Future physicians like Smith are expanding access to care while learning what it truly means to serve. We love to see the power of academic medicine reaching beyond campus walls, and into communities! https://lnkd.in/ex4e3Fha