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Fellow, AAMC [58] Fellow, Liberty Fellowship [ 59 ] Ovbiagele served as a member of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Advisory Council, [ 60 ] National Institutes of Health Council of Councils, and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee.
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. that was established in 1876. It represents medical schools, teaching hospitals, and academic and scientific societies, while providing services to its member institutions that include data from medical, education, and health studies, as well as consulting.
Laurencin is active in mentoring, especially underrepresented minority students. [73] In 2020, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) announced Laurencin as the recipient of the Herbert W. Nickens Award. The award was bestowed upon Laurencin for his groundbreaking work in social justice, equity and fairness. [74]
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), an accrediting body for US and Canadian professional education services, was established at a 1942 conference of members of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the American Medical Association. [6]
In relation to the national Census, physicians belonging to minority groups, including African Americans, remain underrepresented in medicine. [37] In response to the racist writings of the Flexner Report, the AAMC decided to rename the prestigious Abraham Flexner award in 2020. [4]
Their use in psychiatric medicine is less prevalent. [1] Death, deterioration and complications may be unavoidable in some patients due to underlying disease processes. However they may also be associated with errors or omissions in patient care. M&M conferences involve the analysis of adverse outcomes in patient care through peer review.
Neither the rider nor the then-ongoing Jung v. AAMC case was debated. The rider was lobbied for by the AAMC and the American Hospital Association, and sponsored by Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire and Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts. [2] Senators Kohl, Feingold, and Bingaman publicly criticized the way in which the rider was added. [3]
Kisha Braithwaite Holden is a scientist known for her research on mental health of African-Americans and members of other minority groups. [1] [2] She is professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and community health & preventive medicine and interim director of Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) at Morehouse School of Medicine.