Advocacy

The Alliance collaborates with other major medical societies and organizations to advance organizational priorities and advocate for issues important to members. Keep updated on the latest AAIM successes and take action on key policy issues affecting academic internal medicine.

Keep updated on the latest AAIM successes and take action on key policy issues affecting academic internal medicine.

Calls to Action

Intealth® Board of Trustees 2026 Call for Applications

Intealth® is now accepting applications for three positions on its Board of Trustees, with terms beginning in January 2027. The deadline to apply is Friday, July 31, 2026.

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Research Funding

On the issue of research funding, AAIM collaborates with the following partners: AAMC, ACP, FASEB, Research!America, and SGIM. Select advocacy policies, tools, and resources can be found below.

Coalitions

The Alliance participates in select AAMC Coalitions on behalf of its members.

Toolkits & Resources

AAIM curates a number of additional advocacy toolkits and resources relevant to the internal medicine community.

Statements of Support

The Alliance Joins the AAMC and More Than 160 Healthcare Organizations Urging Policymakers to Embrace and Codify the Financial Accountability in Research (FAIR) Model for Federal Research Funding
Sep 3, 2025 | 1 min read

As of September 22, 2025, 164 organizations have signed on to a letter requesting lawmakers to develop a new, more transparent model for ensuring that institutions’ essential research costs are adequately supported.
AAIM Posts Public Comment Urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to Protect Duration of Status for J-1 Visa Physicians
Sep 2, 2025 | 1 min read

The public comment period for proposed DHS rule Docket ICEB-2025-0001 is now open and the Alliance encourages all members to participate.
AAIM Signs On to Community Letter in Support of the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act
Sep 1, 2025 | 1 min read

The Alliance joins with 66 other medical associations and organizations to show enthusiastic support for the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act.
The Alliance Joins Community Letter to Preserve Long-standing Loan Limit Exception for Health Professions
Sep 1, 2025 | 1 min read

AAIM joins over 40 organizations and educational institutions urging the Department of Education to continue extending the loan limit exception for health professions.
AAIM Signs On with 67 Organizations in Urging Reauthorization of the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA's) Title VII and VIII Programs
Aug 1, 2025 | 1 min read

To ensure schools, students, health professionals, and communities are prepared to meet the varied needs of the nation's population, the letter urges a reauthorization of Title VII health professions.

Stakeholders

AAIM maintains many partnerships geared toward advancing all facets of academic internal medicine.

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
American College of Physicians (ACP)
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM)
Society for Hospital Medicine (SHM)