Article: "AAMC Releases Strategic Plan to Respond to Rapidly Changing Health Care Landscape"

"The pandemic has exacerbated existing inequities in medical education, health care, and research. The AAMC puts forth 10 action plans to address them."

"AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, explains the vision behind the AAMC's new strategic plan."

"'A healthier future for all.'

"That is the vision behind a new and comprehensive strategic plan developed by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) and launched on Oct. 27 to guide medical schools and teaching hospitals in responding to the rapidly changing environments of medical education, health care, and biomedical research.

"Developed in partnership with the AAMC Board of Directors and Leadership Team, and after seeking broad input from the AAMC’s membership and the academic medical community, the strategic plan lays out this new vision and 10 action plans designed to rethink the nation’s approach to patient care, strengthen the medical education continuum, support the scientific workforce, and address decades of inequities.

“'The nation faces many seemingly intractable challenges in health care,' says AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD. 'As the only association dedicated to transforming health through medical education, patient care, scientific research, and community collaborations, the AAMC is prepared to tackle these challenges and lead the way to a healthier future.'”

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