America's Teaching Hospitals
Millions of Americans turn to teaching hospitals for specialized surgeries, life-saving care, and complex treatments. They are where medical knowledge continuously evolves and new cures and treatments are found. They are where critical community services, such as trauma and burn centers, always stand ready. They are the training ground for more than 100,000 new physicians and other health professionals each year. Teaching hospitals also are a vital part of America's safety net, providing care to millions of the nation's uninsured.
The AAMC represents the nation's nearly 400 major teaching hospitals and health systems and their associated clinical physicians. Comprising only six percent of all hospitals, AAMC members operate:
- 40 percent of neonatal ICUs
- 62 percent of pediatric ICUs
- 61 percent of all Level 1 regional trauma centers
- 75 percent of all burn care units
These institutions also provide nearly half of all hospital charity care nationwide and a disproportionate share of care to patients who are severely ill or have rare conditions, including:
- 50 percent of the surgical transplant services
- 41 percent of Alzheimer's centers
- 22 percent of all cardiac surgeries
Teaching hospitals are improving health by...
Pioneering New Discoveries and Transforming Care
Medical Firsts at Teaching Hospitals (PDF, 2 pages)
What Roles Do Teaching Hospitals Fulfill? (PDF, 2 pages)
Teaching New Doctors to Heal
Simulators Come to Life in Resident Training
(AAMC Reporter, Jan. 2008, PDF, 1 page)
Future Physicians Enlist in Resident Boot Camps
(AAMC Reporter, Feb. 2008, PDF, 1 page)
Residency Training Focuses on Improving Chronic Care
(AAMC Reporter, March 2008, PDF, 1 page) More Graduate Medical Education (GME) Innovations >> |
Serving Communities and Delivering the Best Care
How Do Teaching Hospitals Serve America's Communities? (PDF, 2 pages)
The Economic Impact of AAMC-Member Medical Schools and Teaching Hospitals (PDF, 30 pages, Jan. 2007)
Data: Teaching
Hospitals and Charity Care
(PDF, 14 pages, 2009)
Find AAMC-member teaching hospitals and health systems in your community
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AAMC Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems (COTH)
COTH is composed of approximately 400 major teaching hospitals and health systems, including 64 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. COTH provides representation and services related to the special challenges of and opportunities facing major teaching hospitals in the United States and Canada.
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Graduate Medical Education and Health Reform
GME: The Basics (PDF, 48 pages)
On Wednesday, April 22 the AAMC partnered with AOA to present a Capitol Hill briefing on Medicare support for graduate medical education (GME), particuarly in the context of health reform.
As Congress continues its work on health care reform legislation that improves access for all Americans, we must continue to train a health care workforce that meets the needs of all communities. Medicare is a vital component of support for graduate medical education (GME), the post-medical school training which prepares doctors for practice in their specialty or sub-specialty.
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