,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #accg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,june #c1 #bjbf,ms4   
,ca/or ( ,florida 7= h]self & ,mr4      
,fitzpatrick7 submitt$ ! foll[+         
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,resolution     
,recogniz+ ! contributions ( academic   
m$ic9e & obs]v+ ,academic ,m$ic9e ,week 
f ,june #h ?r\gh #ab1 #bjbf4  ,:]eas !  
week ( ,june #h ?r\gh #ab1 #bjbf1 is    
designat$ ,academic ,m$ic9e ,week to    
recognize ! contributions ( academic    
m$ic9e to m$ical rese>*1 cl9ical c>e1   
m$ical education1 & community heal?     
nationwide2 ,:]eas academic m$ic9e--!   
,nation's m$ical s*ools1 academic heal? 
sy/ems1 tea*+ hospitals1 & resid5t      
physicians1 faculty physicians1 /ud5ts1 
& m$ical rese>*]s--s]ves a vital &      
unique role 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates heal? c>e 
sy/em2 ,:]eas ^! provid]s & in/itutions1
 includ+ ! ,,aamc 7,association (       
,am]ican ,m$ical ,colleges7 network (   
ne>ly #ejj academic heal? sy/ems & tea*+

 hospitals & #afc m$ical s*ools1 focus  
on #d missions3 7#a7 educat+ & tra9+ !  
nation's heal? c>e work=ce2  7#b7       
conduct+ gr\ndbreak+ m$ical rese>*2     
7#c7 deliv]+ cutt+-edge pati5t c>e1     
includ+ c>e = ! sicke/ & mo/ complex    
pati5ts2 &  7#d7 collaborat+ )          
communities to improve ! heal? ( p      
ev]y:]e1 :ile also s]v+ z vital economic
 eng9es2 ,:]eas ! ,,aamc is celebrat+   
#aej ye>s ( lead+ & s]v+ ! ,unit$       
,/ates' m$ical s*ools1 academic heal?   
sy/ems & tea*+ hospitals1 & individuals 
across academic m$ic9e--includ+ m ?an   
#baj1jjj full-"t faculty memb]s1        
#ajj1jjj m$ical /ud5ts1 #afb1jjj resid5t
 physicians1 & #fj1jjj graduate /ud5ts &
 po/doctoral rese>*]s 9 ! biom$ical     
sci5ces2 ,:]eas = #aej ye>s1 ! ,,aamc   
has s]v$ z ! national voice & advocate =
 academic m$ic9e by lead+ & s]v+ its    
memb] in/itutions to tra9 ! next        
g5]ation ( doctors & sci5ti/s1 deliv]   
excell5t c>e1 fo/] break?r\ghs to save  
lives1 & prep>e = heal? crises2 ,:]eas !

 unique environm5t at ,,aamc-memb]      
in/itutions is ess5tial to advanc+      
lifesav+ m$ical rese>*1 tra9+ ! next    
g5]ation ( physicians & heal? c>e       
pr(essionals1 & c>+ = pati5ts 9 e       
community nationwide2 ,:]eas            
,,aamc-memb] in/itutions drive m$ical   
rese>* & innovation1 & ! unique p>tn]%ip
 betwe5 ! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? 
7,,nih7 & ! ,nation's m$ical s*ools &   
tea*+ hospitals1 =g$ j aft] ,_w ,w>     
,,ii1 deep5s ! und]/&+ ( ! me*anisms (  
human heal? & disease1 lead+ to         
advancem5ts 9 treatm5ts1 !rapies1 &     
m$ical te*nologies t br+ hope to pati5ts
 & families2 ,:]eas approximately #fj   
p]c5t ( all ,,nih extramural rese>* is  
conduct$ by ,,aamc-memb] in/itutions2   
,:]eas ,,aamc-memb] in/itutions & !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 7,,va7 h  
=g$ & ma9ta9$ an #hj-ye> p>tn]%ip1 built
 on ! %>$ missions ( /r5g!n+ m$ical     
education1 heal? c>e1 & m$ical rese>*1  
:i* has improv$ ! lives ( vet]ans &     
improv$ heal? equity = vet]ans by ensur+

 !y h access to advanc$ heal? c>e2      
,:]eas ?r\gh ?is hi/oric collaboration1 
! ,,va has become ! l>ge/ s+le provid] (
 m$ical tra9+ 9 ! c\ntry1 )             
approximately #gj p]c5t ( all physicians
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates complet+ at lea/ "p (
 _! tra9+ 9 ,,va facilities2 ,:]eas     
,am]ica's academic heal? sy/ems & tea*+ 
hospitals are a vital "p ( ! nation's   
heal? c>e infra/ructure & are :]e exp]t 
pati5t c>e & /ate-(-!-art m$ical        
innovation connect to save lives2 ,:]eas
 ,,aamc-memb] academic heal? sy/ems &   
tea*+ hospitals provide #cb ( all       
hospital-bas$ *>ity c>e2 #bb ( ,m$ic>e  
inpati5t days2 #bi ( ,m$icaid inpati5t  
days2 #ajj ( all ,national ,canc]       
,in/itute-designat$ compreh5sive canc]  
c5t]s2 #ef ( all level-"o trauma c5t]s2 
& #fe ( all p$iatric int5sive c>e unit  
b$s2 ,:]eas ! ,,aamc cont9ues to project
 t physician dem& w gr[ fa/] ?an !      
supply 7prim>ily driv5 by a gr[+1 ag+   
,unit$ ,/ates population71 lead+ to a   
p]si/5t physician %ortage1 s action is  

ne$$ n[ to address ! physician %ortage1 
,,aamc-memb] tea*+ heal? sy/ems &       
hospitals tra9 #gj p]c5t ( m$ical       
resid5ts2 ,:]eas a key elem5t ( address+
 ! physician %ortage & ensur+ access to 
c>e = all communities is /r5g!n+ !      
physician work=ce & increas+ ,m$ic>e    
support = graduate m$ical education1 :i*
 w help pati5ts receive c>e :5 !y ne$ x1
 p>ticul>ly 9 rural & o!r und]s]v$      
areas2 ,:]eas cont9u$ support is ne$$ = 
! ,heal? ,res\rces & ,s]vices           
,adm9i/ration ,title ,,vii heal?        
pr(essions & ,title ,,viii nurs+ work=ce
 developm5t programs--:i* inve/ 9 ,k-#af
 heal? outrea* & education programs     
?r\gh p>tn]%ips betwe5 heal? pr(essions 
s*ools & local community-bas$           
organizations--t are critical to        
address+ work=ce %ortages by tra9+ &    
support+ a robu/ heal? c>e work=ce1     
includ+ 9 rural & o!r und]s]v$ areas1   
?r\gh s*ol>%ips1 m5tor%ip1              
community-bas$ & int]discipl9>y tra9+1 &
 well-be+ programs2 ,:]eas ! p]spectives

 ( le>n]s h be5 repres5t$ & augm5t$     
?r\gh ! ,,aamc on important             
issues--includ+ pa?ways to c>e]s 9      
m$ic9e1 ,,/em education1 /ud5t loans1   
faculty m5tor%ip1 & tra9+ programs--&   
bip>tisan approa*es to /r5g!n+ m$ical   
education cont9ues2 ,:]eas ,,aamc-memb] 
in/itutions equip m$ical /ud5ts ) ! k1  
skills1 & behaviors to positively impact
 pati5ts1 heal? c>e organizations1 &    
society g5]ally by improv+ ! cl9ical    
le>n+ environm5t1 heal? c>e quality1    
heal? outcomes1 & pati5t satisfaction2  
,:]eas m$ical s*ools1 academic heal?    
sy/ems & tea*+ hospitals collaborate    
across rural1 urban1 & und]s]v$ areas to
 address ! physician %ortage by build+ !
 physician work=ce & /r5g!n+ ! pa?way = 
int]national physicians :o are will+ to 
practice 9 und]s]v$ areas aft] complet+ 
resid5cy tra9+2 ,:]eas ,,aamc-memb]     
in/itutions support ! physician work=ce 
by exp&+ tra9+ = m$ical /ud5ts1         
especially 9 communities ) heal?        
pr(essions %ortages2 ,:]eas m$ical      

s*ools1 academic heal? sy/ems1 & tea*+  
hospitals contribut$ 9 #bjai m ?an #gbh 
billion 9 gross dome/ic product 7,,gdp71
 #c4b ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates' ,,gdp1 an      
economic impact comp>able 9 size to o!r 
important sectors su* z transportation1 
w>eh\s+1 & food s]vices2 ,:]eas         
,,aamc-memb] in/itutions g5]ate         
approximately #b1bah 9 economic impact  
p] p]son & support m ?an #g4a million   
jobs 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates across multiple  
indu/ries1 :i* 0 approximately #d4d ( ! 
#bjai labor =ce nationwide1 & paid an   
av]age ( m ?an #fh1jjj 9 wages1 sal>ies1
 & b5efits p] job2 ,:]eas academic      
m$ic9e's f\r mission areas are s deeply 
int]connect$ t inadequate f9anc+ or     
r$uctions 9 fund+ = "o mission area     
limit ! effectiv5ess ( ! o!rs2  ,t !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports 
! designation ( ,academic ,m$ic9e ,week2
  7#b7 affirms ! unique & critical      
impact ( academic m$ic9e on pati5ts &   
communities nationwide2  7#c7 recognizes
 ! importance ( ensur+ /rong f$]al      

support = programs t support academic   
m$ic9e's lead]%ip 9 m$ical rese>*1      
cutt+-edge pati5t c>e1 innovative m$ical
 education1 & critical community        
collaborations2 &  7#d7 enc\rages ! p ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates to recognize ! critical 
role ( ! ,nation's m$ical s*ools1       
academic heal? sy/ems & tea*+ hospitals 
9 improv+ ! heal? ( all4