At @unlv.edu, doctors offer free screenings and support to “downwinders,” or patients who were exposed to radioactive fallout from above-ground nuclear testing decades ago, and are still living with the consequences. This investment in our communities is one way academic medicine #WorksForAmerica.
How Medical School's Program for Nevada's 'Downwinders' Is Making a Difference
Nevada RESEP is working to ensure those impacted by radioactive fallout receive services, education, and compensation.
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October 26, 2026 at 3:02 PM
At @unlv.edu, doctors offer free screenings and support to “downwinders,” or patients who were exposed to radioactive fallout from above-ground nuclear testing decades ago, and are still living with the consequences. This investment in our communities is one way academic medicine #WorksForAmerica.
“Within 10 days we had a clinic up and running,” says Ashraf Elsayegh, MD, after the Palisades Fire destroyed his home and the Palisades community last year. Academic medicine #WorksForAmerica by preparing physicians to step up when communities need them most.
A pulmonologist lost his home in the LA wildfires. Then he opened a clinic for his neighbors
A pulmonologist reflects on how living through a disaster and treating its victims has shaped his practice.
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October 23, 2026 at 8:00 PM
“Within 10 days we had a clinic up and running,” says Ashraf Elsayegh, MD, after the Palisades Fire destroyed his home and the Palisades community last year. Academic medicine #WorksForAmerica by preparing physicians to step up when communities need them most.
A prostate cancer diagnosis once meant facing invasive treatments. Today, genetic testing helps match patients to the treatments their bodies will best respond to. That’s how academic medicine #WorksForAmerica.
Five ways that prostate cancer treatments have improved
Academic medicine works for America.
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October 2, 2026 at 5:11 PM
A prostate cancer diagnosis once meant facing invasive treatments. Today, genetic testing helps match patients to the treatments their bodies will best respond to. That’s how academic medicine #WorksForAmerica.
Academic medicine #WorksForAmerica — and nowhere is that clearer than in the fight against heart disease. Thanks to medical research, we’ve made enormous progress through innovations like transcatheter aortic valve replacement, mitral valve clips, and more.
5 advances in heart health that are saving lives
Academic medicine works for America.
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September 24, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Academic medicine #WorksForAmerica — and nowhere is that clearer than in the fight against heart disease. Thanks to medical research, we’ve made enormous progress through innovations like transcatheter aortic valve replacement, mitral valve clips, and more.
Most of us know someone living with Alzheimer’s, cancer, or heart disease. They are our parents, neighbors, and friends — and they are why ongoing medical research is so important. Academic medicine #WorksForAmerica and for the people we love. https://academicmedicine.aamc.org/research-cures
September 14, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Most of us know someone living with Alzheimer’s, cancer, or heart disease. They are our parents, neighbors, and friends — and they are why ongoing medical research is so important. Academic medicine #WorksForAmerica and for the people we love. https://academicmedicine.aamc.org/research-cures
GLP-1 medications help millions manage diabetes — but could they also treat opioid addiction or slow Alzheimer’s? That’s what researchers at our member institutions are working to find out. This is what it looks like when academic medicine #WorksForAmerica.
Could popular weight-loss drugs help treat addiction and dementia?
Researchers are studying how GLP-1 medications affect the brain and may help with hard-to-treat behavioral health conditions.
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September 8, 2026 at 1:50 PM
GLP-1 medications help millions manage diabetes — but could they also treat opioid addiction or slow Alzheimer’s? That’s what researchers at our member institutions are working to find out. This is what it looks like when academic medicine #WorksForAmerica.
Many of the world’s brightest biomedical scientists are conducting research through our member institutions Academic medicine #WorksForAmerica by uniting translating that research into real-life medical care for millions of Americans, every day.
Research & Cures
Academic medicine works for America.
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September 4, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Many of the world’s brightest biomedical scientists are conducting research through our member institutions Academic medicine #WorksForAmerica by uniting translating that research into real-life medical care for millions of Americans, every day.
Aaron James survived an electrical accident that left him without a nose, lips, chin, or left eye — until a NYU Langone surgery made him the world’s first recipient of a total-eye and partial-face transplant. This is how academic medicine #WorksForAmerica.
Medical advances that are improving care and saving lives
Academic medicine works for America.
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August 24, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Aaron James survived an electrical accident that left him without a nose, lips, chin, or left eye — until a NYU Langone surgery made him the world’s first recipient of a total-eye and partial-face transplant. This is how academic medicine #WorksForAmerica.
The rate of heart attack deaths per 100,000 people dropped by 56% between 1999 and 2020. That meaningful progress is the result of decades of medical research. This is how academic medicine #WorksForAmerica: pushing science forward and saving lives. academicmedicine.aamc.org/research-cures
August 14, 2026 at 3:24 PM
The rate of heart attack deaths per 100,000 people dropped by 56% between 1999 and 2020. That meaningful progress is the result of decades of medical research. This is how academic medicine #WorksForAmerica: pushing science forward and saving lives. academicmedicine.aamc.org/research-cures
Americans deserve a policy environment that protects science. That’s why the AAMC regularly advocates for research funding, so researchers can keep doing what they do best. It’s one way academic medicine #WorksForAmerica. https://academicmedicine.aamc.org/research-cures
Research & Cures
Academic medicine works for America.
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July 30, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Americans deserve a policy environment that protects science. That’s why the AAMC regularly advocates for research funding, so researchers can keep doing what they do best. It’s one way academic medicine #WorksForAmerica. https://academicmedicine.aamc.org/research-cures
Our nation’s investment in medical research is so much more than a policy decision. It is a promise to the millions of families impacted by diseases like cancer that we will never stop looking for answers. Academic medicine #WorksForAmerica. https://academicmedicine.aamc.org/research-cures
July 20, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Our nation’s investment in medical research is so much more than a policy decision. It is a promise to the millions of families impacted by diseases like cancer that we will never stop looking for answers. Academic medicine #WorksForAmerica. https://academicmedicine.aamc.org/research-cures
We live longer, healthier lives today than 100 years ago, thanks to medical research. AAMC members are pushing science forward and shaping how we diagnose, treat, and cure diseases. Academic medicine #WorksForAmerica — and our nation is healthier for it.
Research & Cures
Academic medicine works for America.
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July 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM
We live longer, healthier lives today than 100 years ago, thanks to medical research. AAMC members are pushing science forward and shaping how we diagnose, treat, and cure diseases. Academic medicine #WorksForAmerica — and our nation is healthier for it.
A @jama.com study found that patients treated at major teaching hospitals have up to 20% higher survival odds vs. nonteaching hospitals — a result of physicians’ and researchers’ shared commitment to #patientcare. Academic medicine #WorksForAmerica. https://www.aamc.org/about-us/clinical-care
Clinical Care
The AAMC works with our member organizations to make clinical care safer, more affordable, and more accessible.
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June 30, 2026 at 3:54 PM
A @jama.com study found that patients treated at major teaching hospitals have up to 20% higher survival odds vs. nonteaching hospitals — a result of physicians’ and researchers’ shared commitment to #patientcare. Academic medicine #WorksForAmerica. https://www.aamc.org/about-us/clinical-care
Thanks for celebrating Academic Medicine Week with us! From lifesaving research to training the physician workforce, strengthening our economy, and expanding patient access to care—academic medicine #WorksForAmerica. Learn more: https://academicmedicine.aamc.org/
June 12, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Thanks for celebrating Academic Medicine Week with us! From lifesaving research to training the physician workforce, strengthening our economy, and expanding patient access to care—academic medicine #WorksForAmerica. Learn more: https://academicmedicine.aamc.org/
Over 70% of residents train at AAMC-member institutions. Thank you for forming the foundation of physician education in the United States, furthering access to care for patients everywhere. #StartsInAcademicMedicine #WorksForAmerica
June 11, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Over 70% of residents train at AAMC-member institutions. Thank you for forming the foundation of physician education in the United States, furthering access to care for patients everywhere. #StartsInAcademicMedicine #WorksForAmerica
64% of pediatric ICU beds and most Level 1 trauma centers are located in teaching hospitals. Learn how academic medicine builds and sustains healthy communities: https://academicmedicine.aamc.org/access-to-care #StartsInAcademicMedicine #WorksForAmerica
June 10, 2026 at 5:07 PM
64% of pediatric ICU beds and most Level 1 trauma centers are located in teaching hospitals. Learn how academic medicine builds and sustains healthy communities: https://academicmedicine.aamc.org/access-to-care #StartsInAcademicMedicine #WorksForAmerica
From clinical trials to treat Alzheimer's disease to lifesaving cancer research, academic medicine leads to medical breakthroughs. When policymakers invest in academic medicine, they invest in research that #WorksForAmerica. https://academicmedicine.aamc.org/research-cures
June 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
From clinical trials to treat Alzheimer's disease to lifesaving cancer research, academic medicine leads to medical breakthroughs. When policymakers invest in academic medicine, they invest in research that #WorksForAmerica. https://academicmedicine.aamc.org/research-cures
Did you know academic medicine contributes $728 billion to the economy annually and supports 7.1 million jobs? What #StartsInAcademicMedicine fuels the economy and #WorksforAmerica, improving lives in every zip code. https://academicmedicine.aamc.org/economic-impact
June 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Did you know academic medicine contributes $728 billion to the economy annually and supports 7.1 million jobs? What #StartsInAcademicMedicine fuels the economy and #WorksforAmerica, improving lives in every zip code. https://academicmedicine.aamc.org/economic-impact
It’s Academic Medicine Week! Academic health systems, teaching hospitals and medical schools transform the lives of Americans every day. Share how academic medicine #WorksforAmerica using #StartsInAcademicMedicine!
June 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
It’s Academic Medicine Week! Academic health systems, teaching hospitals and medical schools transform the lives of Americans every day. Share how academic medicine #WorksforAmerica using #StartsInAcademicMedicine!
It gets taught to the next generation of doctors and becomes the standard of care. One breakthrough can have a ripple effect, leading to millions of lives changed. That’s how academic medicine #WorksForAmerica. academicmedicine.aamc.org/about
About | Academic Medicine: What Starts Here Saves Lives
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June 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
It gets taught to the next generation of doctors and becomes the standard of care. One breakthrough can have a ripple effect, leading to millions of lives changed. That’s how academic medicine #WorksForAmerica. academicmedicine.aamc.org/about
Patients treated at AAMC-member academic hospitals have higher survival rates — because these institutions bring together the best research, training, and specialized care under one roof. This is how academic medicine #WorksForAmerica. https://academicmedicine.aamc.org/access-to-care
Access to Care | Academic Medicine: What Starts Here Saves Lives
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May 12, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Patients treated at AAMC-member academic hospitals have higher survival rates — because these institutions bring together the best research, training, and specialized care under one roof. This is how academic medicine #WorksForAmerica. https://academicmedicine.aamc.org/access-to-care
When standard treatments failed a 10-year-old with stage 4 liver cancer, her team at Texas Children’s Hospital didn’t give up. Today, she is cancer-free and back to being a kid — just one example of how academic medicine #WorksForAmerica.
5 Stories of Survival, Made Possible by Academic Medicine
When lives hang in the balance, academic medical centers bring patients and their families hope, healing, and breakthroughs.
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May 7, 2026 at 6:16 PM
When standard treatments failed a 10-year-old with stage 4 liver cancer, her team at Texas Children’s Hospital didn’t give up. Today, she is cancer-free and back to being a kid — just one example of how academic medicine #WorksForAmerica.
When it matters most, #AcademicMedicine shows up, providing level I trauma centers, burn centers, and pediatric ICUs — care that often exists nowhere else. This essential patient care is how academic medicine #WorksForAmerica. https://academicmedicine.aamc.org/access-to-care
Access to Care | Academic Medicine: What Starts Here Saves Lives
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May 4, 2026 at 5:45 PM
When it matters most, #AcademicMedicine shows up, providing level I trauma centers, burn centers, and pediatric ICUs — care that often exists nowhere else. This essential patient care is how academic medicine #WorksForAmerica. https://academicmedicine.aamc.org/access-to-care
America’s medical schools, teaching hospitals, and academic health systems are behind lifesaving treatments, specialists who provide complex care, and breakthroughs that change what’s possible. More on how academic medicine #WorksForAmerica. https://academicmedicine.aamc.org/about
What Starts Here Saves Lives
Academic medicine #WorksForAmerica
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April 22, 2026 at 4:15 PM
America’s medical schools, teaching hospitals, and academic health systems are behind lifesaving treatments, specialists who provide complex care, and breakthroughs that change what’s possible. More on how academic medicine #WorksForAmerica. https://academicmedicine.aamc.org/about
Academic health systems are often among the largest employers in their regions, offering a wide variety of jobs and reviving communities across the country. Read more about how academic medicine #WorksForAmerica.
Academic Medicine Restores Shine to Ailing Economies
Medical schools and teaching hospitals are driving innovations that boost job growth and improve quality of life in areas of economic decline.
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April 7, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Academic health systems are often among the largest employers in their regions, offering a wide variety of jobs and reviving communities across the country. Read more about how academic medicine #WorksForAmerica.