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.

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

AAIM Joins 552 Organizations of the Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Calling for Full Funding of the NIH in FY 2027
Mar 4, 2026 | 1 min read
The Alliance Joins a 259 Organizations Supporting the $500 Million FY 27 Funding Request for the AHRQ
Mar 3, 2026 | 1 min read
AAIM Recommendations to National Association of Designated Institutional Officials (NADIO) Proposal
Jan 5, 2026 | 1 min read
The Alliance Signs On to Support $47.2B for the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Oct 25, 2025 | 1 min read

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The Joint Associations Group on Indirect Costs (JAG) Accepting Signatures of Support for Adequate Research Funding
Oct 17, 2025 | 1 min read

The Joint Associations Group on Indirect Costs (JAG) accepting signatures of support to ensure adequate research funding.

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)