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Association of American Medical Colleges  

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  • The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is a nonprofit organization that seeks to improve the nation's health by enhancing the effectiveness of academic medicine in three mission areas: (1) medical education, (2) medical research, and (3) patient care. In the pursuit of its mission, the AAMC serves the organizations that constitute the medical education system—medical schools, teaching hospitals, and academic and professional societies—and the individuals in this system—medical school faculty, medical students, and medical residents. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Services Research; Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)]

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