New Scope, Mission & Vision Unveiled at 2006 Annual Meeting

Scope

The Alliance of Independent Academic Medical Centers (AIAMC) is a national membership organization whose members are major academic medical centers and health systems committed to quality patient care, medical education and research. AIAMC members:

	Regard medical education and research as strategic assets in providing patient-centered care;
	Operate independently of medical school ownership or governance while maintaining major medical school affiliations;
	Care for a patient population that mirrors their local communities;
	Provide teaching and research that is innovative, true-life and community responsive.

Mission Statement

The mission of the AIAMC is to assist members in achieving the highest standards of patient care through the integration of medical education and research into their clinical missions.  We achieve this mission by:

	Fostering leadership and providing a networking forum for senior leaders of IAMCs;
	Facilitating the development of innovative educational approaches to improve patient safety and clinical outcomes;
	Fostering collaboration and joint responsibility among the membership to develop benchmarking and best practices;
	Facilitating member research on population-based patient outcomes;
	Promoting the unique value of the IAMC on the local, regional and national levels;
	Envisioning medical education and research of the future and preparing members for optimum performance;
	Partnering with key, national organizations.

Vision

The AIAMC will be an essential national resource for developing and sharing best practices in medical education and research.


About the Alliance

What is the Alliance?
We are a membership organization and more. The Alliance is your advocate. Your forum.

An aggressive advocate for members’ unique interests...
Since its founding in 1989, the Alliance has become a powerful voice for the independent academic medical center in national forums where medical education policy is developed and discussed. Alliance members are leaders in organizations such as the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and its Institutional Review Committee as representatives of the American Hospital Association (AHA), the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), the Association of American Medical College’s (AAMC) Council of Teaching Hospitals, and Group on Resident Affairs (GRA).


Membership Application

Membership is open to any independent academic medical center that sponsors four or more accredited residency programs, supports an institutional research program, and serves as a major affiliate for a significant number of medical school clerkships.

Annual Dues

Click here for the Membership Application.