Recognizing the Contributions of Academic Medicine
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Recognizing the Contributions of Academic Medicine

Academic Medicine Week is observed from June 23 through June 27, 2025. This week recognizes the contributions of academic medicine to medical research, clinical care, medical education, and community health nationwide.

What is Academic Medicine?

Academic medicine serves a vital and unique role in the United States healthcare system. The Nation’s academic health systems and teaching hospitals, medical schools, resident physicians, faculty physicians, students, and biomedical researchers all contribute to this mission.

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) leads and serves the United States’ medical schools, academic health systems, and teaching hospitals.
AAMC-member institutions drive medical research and innovation, with a unique partnership between the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Nation’s medical schools and teaching hospitals.
Approximately 60 percent of all NIH extramural research is conducted by AAMC-member institutions.

The Importance of Academic Medicine

Academic medicine has a profound impact on patients, communities, and society as a whole. Its four mission areas are deeply interconnected, making it essential to ensure strong federal support for programs that support academic medicine’s leadership in medical research, cutting-edge patient care, innovative medical education, and critical community collaborations.

Supporting Academic Medicine

The House of Representatives affirms the unique and critical impact of academic medicine on patients and communities nationwide. It encourages the people of the United States to recognize the critical role of the Nation’s medical schools and academic health systems in improving the health of all.

Medical schools and academic health systems contributed more than $728 billion in gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019, an economic impact comparable to other important sectors.
AAMC-member institutions generate approximately $2,218 in economic impact per person and supported more than 7.1 million jobs nationwide.

Now, therefore, be it resolved: The House of Representatives supports the designation of “Academic Medicine Week,” affirms the unique and critical impact of academic medicine on patients and communities nationwide, recognizes the importance of ensuring strong federal support for programs that support academic medicine’s leadership in medical research, cutting-edge patient care, innovative medical education, and critical community collaborations, and encourages the people of the United States to recognize the critical role of the Nation’s medical schools and academic health systems in improving the health of all.

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