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Association of American Medical Colleges Archives

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 267

Abstract

Correspondence, memoranda, minutes of meetings, reports, printed matter, studies and surveys relating to medical schools, hospitals, faculties and students, associations and societies, institutes and conferences, publications, foundations and funds, pharmaceutical firms, and government affairs and legislation. Most of the material dates from the 1950s and 1960s.

Dates

  • 1938-1966

Extent

47.1 Linear Feet (113 MS boxes)

Creator

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Copyright and Re-use Information

No portion of the unpublished material within these papers may be published without prior written permission given to the Library by the President of the AAMC or his designated representative. Copyright to the collection remains with the AAMC.

Privacy Information

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Historical Note

The Association of American Medical Colleges is a non-profit association founded in 1876 to work for reform in medical education. Originally representing only medical schools, the Association now comprises the 125 accredited U.S. medical schools, the 16 accredited Canadian medical schools, 400 major teaching hospitals and health systems, 90 academic and professional societies representing nearly 100,000 faculty members, and the nation's medical students and residents. Additionally, the administrative leadership of medical schools and teaching hospitals are served by a variety of professional development groups housed within the AAMC.

The AAMC has as its purpose the improvement of the nation's health through the advancement of medical schools and teaching hospitals. As an association of medical schools, teaching hospitals, and academic societies, the AAMC works with its members to set a national agenda for medical education, biomedical research, and health care, and assists its members by providing services at the national level that facilitate the accomplishment of their missions. In pursuing its purpose, the Association works to strengthen the quality of medical education and training, to enhance the search for biomedical knowledge, to advance research in health sciences, and to integrate education into the provision of effective health care.

The Association has five constituent components: the Council of Deans, the Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems, the Council of Academic Societies, the Organization of Student Representatives, and the Organization of Resident Representatives. Each of these components elects members to the Executive Council, the AAMC's 30-member governing body.

[Excerpted from the Association's web page]

Collection Summary

Correspondence, memoranda, minutes of meetings, reports, printed matter, studies and surveys relating to medical schools, hospitals, faculties and students, associations and societies, institutes and conferences, publications, foundations and funds, pharmaceutical firms, and government affairs and legislation. Most of the material dates from the 1950s and 1960s.

Abstract

Correspondence, memoranda, minutes of meetings, reports, printed matter, studies and surveys relating to medical schools, hospitals, faculties and students, associations and societies, institutes and conferences, publications, foundations and funds, pharmaceutical firms, and government affairs and legislation. Most of the material dates from the 1950s and 1960s.

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

Provenance

Gift from the AAMC, 1969. Acc. #78.

General

Processed by
HMD Staff
Encoded by
Dan Jenkins
Title
Finding Aid to the Association of American Medical Colleges Archives, 1938-1966
Status
Unverified Partial Draft
Author
HMD Staff
Date
2000
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latn
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English
Edition statement
Version 1.0

Revision Statements

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Collecting Area Details

Part of the Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collection Collecting Area

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