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America's teaching hospitals are the
backbone of the nation's health care system. They are where
millions of American turn for specialized surgeries, life-saving
care, and complex treatments. They are where medical knowledge continuously
evolves and new cures and treatments are found. They are where critical
community services, such as trauma and burn centers, always stand
ready. They are the training ground for more than 100,000 new physicians
and other health professionals each year. And they are a vital part
of America's safety net, providing care to millions of the nation's
uninsured.
The AAMC represents the nation's nearly
400 major teaching hospitals and health systems and their associated
clinical physicians. Comprising only six percent of all hospitals,
AAMC members operate 47 percent of all organ transplant centers,
60 percent of all level-one trauma centers, 67 percent of all burn
beds, and provide nearly half of all hospital charity care nationwide.
Featured AAMC Initiatives
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Institute for Improving Clinical Care
The AAMC's Institute for Improving Clinical Care (IICC) will work to unleash the full potential of the nation's medical schools and teaching hospitals by promoting innovations in the clinical care settings where patients receive care and tomorrow's doctors learn.
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Joint
Quality Initiative
With 77% of eligible members participating, AAMC-member teaching
hospitals are leading the way in voluntarily reporting hospital
performance data to the public. The Quality Initiative is
led by the AAMC, the American Hospital Association (AHA),
and the Federation of American Hospitals (FAH).
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Economic
Contributions of Medical Schools and Teaching Hospitals
AAMC member medical schools and teaching hospitals had a combined
economic impact of over $326 billion and employed, either
directly or indirectly, one out of every 54 wage earners in
the United States labor force during 2002, according to a
new AAMC report.
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Faculty
Practice Solutions Center Annual Report
A joint effort with the University HealthSystem Consortium
(UHC), the solutions center supports members' faculty physician
practice management efforts with Web-based knowledge resources
and benchmarking tools. This report describes the current
state of faculty practice plans and the challenges to their
success, offering possible solutions based on data analysis.
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More initiatives >>
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Member Groups
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Compliance Officers Forum
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Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems
(COTH)
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Government Relations Representatives (GRR)
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Group on Institutional Advancement (GIA)
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Group on Information Resources (GIR)
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Group on Faculty Practice (GFP)
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Group on Resident Affairs (GRA)
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