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Join Us: National day of social media action to demonstrate the value of academic medicine

  • 1.  Join Us: National day of social media action to demonstrate the value of academic medicine

    Posted 06-02-2023 07:33:00 AM

    Colleagues, 

    I want to invite you to join the AAMC’s National Day of Social Media Action on Tuesday, June 13 to commemorate the Academic Medicine: What starts here saves lives sustained awareness campaign.  

    This virtual day of action will coincide with the AAMC hosting a Capitol Hill reception the same day in Washington, DC, to demonstrate the essential contributions of academic medicine to federal policymakers. 

    To highlight what is happening in academic medicine across the country—cutting-edge medical education, high-quality patient care, innovative research, and community collaboration—we would like you to engage with us through social media posts using the hashtag #startsinacademicmedicine. Together we will create a groundswell of social media activity and content on June 13, highlighting the innovations that start at your institutions and save lives. 

    To get you started, below are sample social media posts you are encouraged to customize and share with your social networks on the day of action:

    @[Insert handle/profile of member of Congress], did you know that we’re providing high-quality patient care, educating and training future physicians, and advancing groundbreaking medical research to help save lives? Here’s a glimpse of what we do. LINK TO PROJECT, PROGRAM, OR INITIATIVE UNIQUE TO YOUR INSTITUTION. #StartsInAcademicMedicine

    Today, I thank @[Insert handle/profile of member of Congress] for supporting academic medicine and the medical schools and teaching hospitals that provide expert care for patients in their states and regions. #StartsInAcademicMedicine

    Please join us on Tuesday, June 13. Thank you very much for your continued support of this campaign.



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    David Skorton
    President and CEO
    Association of American Medical Colleges
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  • 2.  RE: Join Us: National day of social media action to demonstrate the value of academic medicine

    Posted 06-23-2023 05:00:00 PM

    Earlier this month we celebrated the Academic Medicine: What starts here saves lives campaign with a successful Day of Action on Capitol Hill. Members of Congress and staff at the reception gained a deeper understanding of what "academic medicine" means and how your institutions are saving lives in your communities. Watch a video recap of the Capitol Hill reception here.   

    We want to thank you all for helping us to spread that message on June 13. More than 55 institutions shared content on social media platforms using the #StartsInAcademicMedicine hashtag, resulting in 23 million views!

     



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    Erica Froyd
    Senior Director, Advocacy & Engagement
    Association of American Medical Colleges
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