Permanent daylight saving time would subject people to circadian misalignment for a full 12 months, sleep scientists assert.

With the shift in seasons, doctors and health systems are bracing for the return of respiratory viruses and the resulting wave of illness. Vaccination is a key part of the defense strategy to keep ...

For decades, doctors treating men with prostate cancer could offer only extreme choices: surgically remove the prostate, target it with radiation that often damaged healthy tissue nearby, or remove ...

As the population ages and patients present with more complex health conditions, the phenomenon of polypharmacy — defined as the regular use of five or more medications by older adults ­— has become ...

Nearly 400 organizations in the Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research, which is convened by the AAMC, sent an Oct. 22 letter (PDF) urging House and Senate leadership and appropriations leaders to finalize ...

The AAMC recommends the following guidelines to ensure that MD and MD-PhD applicants are afforded timely notification of the outcome of their applications and timely access to available first-year ...

Automobile accidents in the United States accounted for 44,000 deaths, 2.8 million emergency department visits, and nearly half a trillion dollars in costs in 2023, the most recent year with complete ...

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is offering a free continuing medical education course on August 16 titled Primary Care IS Prevention: Why PrEP Belongs in the ...

Developing structured interview questions. Developing a structured interview evaluation process. This content is best suited for individuals who serve on admissions committees and/or those who ...

When is the AAMC Graduation Questionnaire (GQ) open? The GQ opens each year on Valentine's Day, February 14, and remains open through the first week in June, give or take a few days. I am a ...

The AAMC Organizational Characteristics Database (OCD) is an Excel-based report that provides information on a number of salient dimensions about the organizational characteristics of medical schools.

Select Map: Counts and Percentages of Full-time Faculty by Sex and State Counts and Percentages of Women Full-time Faculty by Race/Ethnicity and State Disclaimer: To allow for unduplicated counts of ...