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The Association of American Medical Colleges is a nonprofit representing medical schools & teaching hospitals.
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The brain is part of the body — but too often, medicine treats mental and physical health as entirely separate. Damon Tweedy stresses the need to break down these stubborn barriers in how we build health systems and train providers. ow.ly/CEv150VPxSc #MentalHealthMatters



.Boston Medical Center’s OB IBH program is an example of integrated behavioral health (#IBH) in action! It includes screenings, interdisciplinary collaboration, stepped care, and more to serve their perinatal population. Learn more this #NationalWomensHealthWeek. ow.ly/pjCU50VS3ip

High blood pressure affects nearly half of all U.S. adults. And it’s considered America’s leading cause of heart disease. But UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers have discovered a promising new therapy for uncontrolled or treatment-resistant hypertension. ow.ly/ZPv850VS0yL



"Medicaid covers the people that we love the most in this world, our parents and our kids." But next week the House is voting on whether to gut the program. And as Governor Andy Beshear points out, that would be disastrous for rural areas across the country. ow.ly/XorR50VTvVb

.National Academy of Medicine’s Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience is a network of 150+ organizations committed to improving clinician mental health. This #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, the AAMC is proud to be one of them. ow.ly/2L2T50VPy4Q

Are you a trainee in the #HealthProfessions or #Biomedicalsciences? 📢Just 4 DAYS LEFT 📢 to submit your Letter to the Editor to Academic Medicine! See more info and the submission site here: ow.ly/ZbPi50VAm1Q. #CallForPapers #MedEd



“Isn’t this what we all want: to be cared for as a whole person?” Our own Rosha C. McCoy, MD shares how siloed health care has been a barrier to accessing the mental and physical support she needs. #MentalHealthMatters ow.ly/cAuR50VU2OP


Meet Candice Mott — CTE [Career and Technical Education] expert, student advocate, and connector of education + workforce. She’s part of the AAMC Virtual Community, where members across academic medicine share ideas & opportunities. Join her & learn more: ow.ly/M4Rt50VU9Q1
![AAMC (@aamctoday) on Twitter photo Meet <a href="/MissMott08/">Candice Mott</a> — CTE [Career and Technical Education] expert, student advocate, and connector of education + workforce. She’s part of the AAMC Virtual Community, where members across academic medicine share ideas & opportunities. Join her & learn more: ow.ly/M4Rt50VU9Q1 Meet <a href="/MissMott08/">Candice Mott</a> — CTE [Career and Technical Education] expert, student advocate, and connector of education + workforce. She’s part of the AAMC Virtual Community, where members across academic medicine share ideas & opportunities. Join her & learn more: ow.ly/M4Rt50VU9Q1](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GrYljjHWQAAIdi9.jpg)


“My time as a patient was the most important course I took,” says Catherine Lawton, MD, who graduated from Jacobs School at University at Buffalo after a life-threatening camping accident. “It’s a privilege to be there for other people at such a hard time in their lives.” ow.ly/qbNa50VWCbx


We’re proud to share the work of The University of Chicago’s #IBH program! It not only serves patients on Chicago’s South Side, an area facing health professional workforce shortages, but also equips the next generation of physicians with skills in integrated care. ow.ly/mtsK50VU33y

