Association of American Medical Colleges

Association of American Medical Colleges
Industry	Medicine
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Key people	Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., President and CEO
Website	https://www.aamc.org/

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is a not-for-profit organization based in Washington, DC and established in 1876. It administers the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). The AAMC operates the American Medical College Application Service and the Electronic Residency Application Service which facilitate students applying to medical schools and residency programs, respectively.

Since 2006, the AAMC president has been Darrell Kirch.^[1]

Past papers of the association are held at the National Library of Medicine. ^[2]

The AAMC hosts regional conferences dedicated to innovation in North American medical education.

References

Medical education in the United States
Stages	Pre-medical Medical school Clerkship Sub-internship Graduate medical education Internship Residency Fellowship Board certification Licensure Continuing medical education
Pathways	Medicine (MD) Osteopathic Medicine (DO) International medical graduate
Degrees	Doctor of Medicine Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine MD-PhD Comparison MBBS
Exams	MCAT USMLE Step 1 2CK 2CS 3 COMLEX Level 1 2CE 2PE 3
Regulatory bodies	Association of American Medical Colleges American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine National Resident Matching Program National Matching Service Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Liaison Committee on Medical Education Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education American Osteopathic Association American Medical Association
Lists	Medical schools Specialty colleges
Reformers	Abraham Flexner William Osler William Stewart Halsted Andrew Taylor Still

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