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AAMC on CNN, Advocating for Federal Funding

  • 1.  AAMC on CNN, Advocating for Federal Funding

    Posted 06-27-2025 09:35:00 AM

    My colleague Heather Pierce, JD, MPH, spoke with CNN about "existential threats" to academic medicine posed by potential federal funding cuts. These cuts go beyond financial concerns. They jeopardize the future of health care by worsening the physician shortage, hindering scientific progress, and diminishing the quality of patient care. https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/11/health/health-care-research-cuts-report



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    David Skorton
    President and CEO
    Association of American Medical Colleges
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