Association of American Medical Colleges

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The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC and established in 1876. It administers the Medical College Admission Test. The AAMC operates the American Medical College Application Service and the Electronic Residency Application Service which facilitate students applying to medical schools and residency programs, respectively.

Since 2006, the AAMC president has been Darrell Kirch.^[1]

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v t e Medical education in the United States

Stages	Pre-medical Medical school Clerkship Sub-internship Internship Residency Fellowship Board certification Licensure Continuing medical education

Pathways	Medicine (MD) Osteopathic Medicine (DO) International medical graduate

Degrees	Doctor of Medicine Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine MD/PhD Comparison

Exams	MCAT USMLE Step 1 2CK 2CS 3 COMLEX Step 1 2CE 2PE 3

Regulatory bodies	Association of American Medical Colleges American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine National Resident Matching Program National Matching Service Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Liaison Committee on Medical Education Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education American Osteopathic Association American Medical Association

Lists	Medical schools Specialty colleges

Reformers	Abraham Flexner William Stewart Halsted Andrew Taylor Still

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