Learn Serve Lead 2025 Resource Bundle

2025 ANNUAL MEETING RESOURCE BUNDLE

Elevate your Learn Serve Lead 2025 experience with our comprehensive Resource Bundle!

From preparation to participation, this collection has you covered, ensuring you stay informed and ready to make the most of Learn Serve Lead 2025 and make an impact at your home institution. Whether this was your first time attending or you are a seasoned participant, you'll find valuable insights, helpful tips and curated resources tailored to your interests.

Explore Career Development

Resources to Support Your Career in Academic Medicine: The AAMC is your professional home. Take advantage of career development resources like:

Affinity Groups: The AAMC councils, professional development groups, and organizations provide individuals at member institutions with access to professional growth, leadership development, networking, and collaboration opportunities. Explore the program and use the filter and search functions to find affinity group sessions and events open to all. If you want to connect with colleagues in similar disciplines, consider joining an AAMC affinity group today.

Want to continue learning after Learn Serve Lead is over? Check out our Leadership Development portfolio, which will give you the tools and skills to succeed in academic medicine.

Join over 10,000 of your peers in academic medicine in the AAMC Virtual Communities Network!
We invite you to join the network, engage with your colleagues through discussion threads around timely questions and concerns, share useful resources, and connect with your peers. To get started, register for the AAMC Communities platform and search through available communities to join (must be logged in to view).

Learn and Network with the AAMC

Get Social

Stay connected after Learn Serve Lead. Here’s how to join the conversation on social media:

#️⃣ Use the official hashtag: Be sure to tag your posts with #AAMC25 to share your thoughts, photos, and highlights.

🤳Snap & Share: Whether it’s a keynote moment, a selfie with your colleagues, or a behind-the-scenes shot, we want to see it! Post on your favorite platform and share your Learn Serve Lead experience.

📱Use the Learn Serve Lead digital stickers on your Instagram stories: Access stickers by using keyword "AAMC25" in the sticker search bar. (Don’t forget to also tag @AAMCtoday on your Instagram stories so we can reshare!)

🗨️ Join the Conversation: Got a question or an interesting takeaway? Jump into discussions with fellow attendees on social and keep the energy alive.

📲 Make sure to follow the AAMC on social media to stay up to date.

Access the event toolkit

Read AAMCNews

AAMCNews plays a pivotal role in providing coverage and highlights for Learn Serve Lead by releasing timely articles both before and during the event.

Pre-Meeting Articles and Interviews with Speakers:

Can AI fundamentally improve patient care?
Microsoft exec James Weinstein, DO, says the technology could eventually expand access and quality, but privacy concerns remain.
This doctor saved his own life. Now he’s on a mission to save thousands more
Voice of Medicine speaker, David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, nearly died from a rare disease. His own research — and dogged hope — unearthed a treatment. Now he’s using AI and groundbreaking research methods to help others.
In 2022, Caitlin Bernard, MD, became a lightning rod in the abortion debate. Here's why she keeps fighting
Threats to her safety. Legal risks. Working as one of two abortion providers statewide. Despite such obstacles, this Indiana OB-GYN is more committed than ever.
Racism in medicine and one doctor’s quest to combat it

Emergency physician and bestselling author Uché Blackstock, MD, recounts her journey from academic medicine to a career as a social justice entrepreneur.

Meeting Coverage:

AAMC Leaders: Navigating today’s uncertainties requires a steadfast commitment to medicine’s core values
Caring compassionately for all patients, conducting groundbreaking research, and training the next generation of physicians will remain academic medicine’s North Star, even in the face of considerable political headwinds.
Fractious times call for bold stances
Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, emphasized the importance of taking a stand during opening plenary at Learn Serve Lead 2025: The AAMC Annual Meeting.
Doctors, beware: AI threatens to weaken your relationships with patients
Sociologist Allison Pugh, PhD, sees pressure to be more efficient as reducing “connective labor” between health care workers and patients. She calls on caregivers to be vigilant in protecting that bond.
Mass shootings: Doctors share lessons from the front lines
Three physicians who treated victims urge academic leaders to help staff cope during the crisis and build resilience to the emotional fallout.
To rebuild trust in science, scientists must change who tells their story and how
Holden Thorp, PhD, the top editor at Science, discusses the essential role of front-line doctors and the power of conversations rather than confrontation.
Outbreaks of measles are fueled by outbreaks of mistrust
The key to understanding and fighting the forces that fuel measles and other viral outbreaks is better communication with families, says infectious disease physician Adam Ratner, MD.

Explore All AAMCNews

Connect with AAMC Services

Support Your Students in Developing Their Away Rotation Strategies with the VSLO® Student Infographic

Use the VSLO infographic to help students develop away rotation strategies. It includes specialty data, average time between application submission and elective start dates, and more.

Download the infographic.

Share the VSLO® Applicant Checklist with Your Students

Are you looking for resources to help your students apply to VSLO electives? The VSLO Applicant Checklist helps applicants keep track of tasks they need to complete while applying.

Download the checklist.

AAMC Resources and Services

Explore AAMC Research & Data Snapshots

AAMC Faculty Salary Report: This annual report displays total compensation of full-time medical school faculty broken out by rank, degree, department/specialty, medical school type, region, gender, and race/ethnicity. The online report is available for purchase through the AAMC Store with discounted member pricing.

Looking for a custom data report?

Depending upon the information being requested, AAMC staff may direct you to pre-existing AAMC resources that meet your needs. You can also view our selected project schedule (PDF).

Explore Research & Data Snapshots

Take the Anxiety Out of Networking

Missed our recent Cultivating Ease session on “Networking with Ease”? You can still catch the highlights! We’ve gathered practical tips and mindset shifts to help you make meaningful connections — whether at the annual meeting or in the AAMC Virtual Communities.

Explore the contents of the quick toolkit below or dive deeper with the full slide deck to start networking with more intention, authenticity, and ease.

A Peek Inside the Toolkit

TIP 1: Rethink Networking
Networking isn’t about collecting contacts — it’s about cultivating connection. When we lead with ease, curiosity, and generosity, it feels lighter and more genuine.
TIP 2: Quick Wins for Everyone
Take a few minutes to prepare before you have that conversation. Define your intentions. Prepare your story. Formulate your questions.
TIP 3: Connect with Comfort
Ease doesn’t mean hiding — it means aligning with your rhythm, especially if you're an introvert.
TIP 4: Channel Your Energy with Purpose
For the extroverts among us, ease is about balance, not slowing down.
TIP 5: Life Hacks for Networking Anywhere
From conferences to online events to low-energy moments to meeting someone new, these practical hacks can smooth the way.
TIP 6: Keep the Ease Going
Quick ways to cultivate your growing network after the event ends.