The AAMC issued a statement on the nomination of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra for secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the naming of other key members of the Biden administration’s health care team. “The AAMC congratulates Xavier Becerra on his nomination as HHS secretary as well as the other members of the Biden administration’s health care leadership team. We are confident that this team’s familiarity with the unique role of academic medicine will be an asset when it comes to improving the health of people everywhere through patient care, research, education, and community collaboration.”