Academic Medicine Open Forum

And how devastating has the pandemic been on other important research?

In this episode of the "Beyond the White Coat" podcast, David Skorton, AAMC president and CEO, talks with Francis Collins, MD, PhD, director of the National Institutes of Health, to discuss how the nation can push ahead with the most critical research projects in a time when so much is constrained by unusual circumstances. This could be science's finest hour, so how will we use this moment well?

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you regularly listen to podcasts. 

We welcome your feedback on this episode and your ideas for future COVID-19 focused discussions for this season. Feel free to use this discussion thread to share your ideas, or email comments directly to sweiner@aamc.org.  

You Might Also Be Interested In: 

• "NIH mobilizes national innovation initiative for COVID-19 diagnostics" (National Institutes of Health, April 29, 2020). 
•  "Labs put research on ice" (AAMCNews, April 21, 2020). 
• "To address COVID-19 and future pandemics, we must answer fundamental questions" (Research!America, April 15, 2020). 
• "Here's why we can't rush a COVID-19 vaccine" (AAMCNews, March 31, 2020). 
• "Coronavirus testing: How academic medical labs are stepping up to fill a void" (AAMCNews, March 12, 2020) 

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Stephanie Weiner
Manager of Digital Strategy
Association of American Medical Colleges
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AAMC community colleagues: In this latest podcast episode, Dr. Collins discusses the importance of basic science research and the challenge of having to pause some of the promising research happening at labs across the country. You might be interested in these 2 useful resources the AAMC has developed to help explain the true costs of medical research and, particularly, the concept of operating/indirect costs. I've posted links to these resources here in the community. These would be particularly helpful to anyone explaining research costs to funders, donors, policymakers, or board members.

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Nicole Buckley
Communications Strategist
Association of American Medical Colleges
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-01-2020 12:22
From: Stephanie Weiner
Subject: What will it take for a COVID-19 vaccine to be developed before the end of the year?

And how devastating has the pandemic been on other important research?

In this episode of the "Beyond the White Coat" podcast, David Skorton, AAMC president and CEO, talks with Francis Collins, MD, PhD, director of the National Institutes of Health, to discuss how the nation can push ahead with the most critical research projects in a time when so much is constrained by unusual circumstances. This could be science's finest hour, so how will we use this moment well?

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you regularly listen to podcasts. 

We welcome your feedback on this episode and your ideas for future COVID-19 focused discussions for this season. Feel free to use this discussion thread to share your ideas, or email comments directly to sweiner@aamc.org.  

You Might Also Be Interested In: 

• "NIH mobilizes national innovation initiative for COVID-19 diagnostics" (National Institutes of Health, April 29, 2020). 
•  "Labs put research on ice" (AAMCNews, April 21, 2020). 
• "To address COVID-19 and future pandemics, we must answer fundamental questions" (Research!America, April 15, 2020). 
• "Here's why we can't rush a COVID-19 vaccine" (AAMCNews, March 31, 2020). 
• "Coronavirus testing: How academic medical labs are stepping up to fill a void" (AAMCNews, March 12, 2020) 

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Stephanie Weiner
Manager of Digital Strategy
Association of American Medical Colleges
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