The year 2020 has presented immense challenges for the nation’s communities and patients — from a global pandemic to a national reckoning with structural racism to economic uncertainty — underscoring the critical need for the federal government and the academic medicine community to work together toward a path forward. The AAMC has released “Charting a New Course: The AAMC’s 2021 Policy Priorities to Improve the Nation’s Health for All,” which outlines opportunities for the nation’s leaders to ensure high-quality health care for all patients while also helping improve the well-being of their communities.