Alison Whelan, MD
@alisonwhelanmd.bsky.social
AAMC Chief Academic Affairs Officer, leading AAMC initiatives to transform current models of education & workforce preparation across the full #meded continuum.
Follow me on LinkedIn for the latest updates, www.linkedin.com/in/alison-whelan.
Follow me on LinkedIn for the latest updates, www.linkedin.com/in/alison-whelan.
📢Call for Applications!
Medical educators: Share your best practices in teaching & evaluating nutrition competencies by Nov 15.
🔗https://bit.ly/4ooBojv
Select strategies will be presented at the Convening on Best Practices, hosted by @aamc.org in D.C., Apr 28–29, 2026.
Medical educators: Share your best practices in teaching & evaluating nutrition competencies by Nov 15.
🔗https://bit.ly/4ooBojv
Select strategies will be presented at the Convening on Best Practices, hosted by @aamc.org in D.C., Apr 28–29, 2026.
November 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
📢Call for Applications!
Medical educators: Share your best practices in teaching & evaluating nutrition competencies by Nov 15.
🔗https://bit.ly/4ooBojv
Select strategies will be presented at the Convening on Best Practices, hosted by @aamc.org in D.C., Apr 28–29, 2026.
Medical educators: Share your best practices in teaching & evaluating nutrition competencies by Nov 15.
🔗https://bit.ly/4ooBojv
Select strategies will be presented at the Convening on Best Practices, hosted by @aamc.org in D.C., Apr 28–29, 2026.
#CBME was front and center at #AAMC25!
For 20+ years, @AAMCtoday has supported the developed competencies including:
✅ Foundational Competencies for UME
✅ QI & Patient Safety 2.0
✅ Telehealth (2.0 coming soon)
✅ AI (coming soon!)
Learn more: https://bit.ly/47XKuhg
For 20+ years, @AAMCtoday has supported the developed competencies including:
✅ Foundational Competencies for UME
✅ QI & Patient Safety 2.0
✅ Telehealth (2.0 coming soon)
✅ AI (coming soon!)
Learn more: https://bit.ly/47XKuhg
Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME)
The AAMC has been a leader in CBME for more than two decades and continues to support the development and implementation of new competencies.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
#CBME was front and center at #AAMC25!
For 20+ years, @AAMCtoday has supported the developed competencies including:
✅ Foundational Competencies for UME
✅ QI & Patient Safety 2.0
✅ Telehealth (2.0 coming soon)
✅ AI (coming soon!)
Learn more: https://bit.ly/47XKuhg
For 20+ years, @AAMCtoday has supported the developed competencies including:
✅ Foundational Competencies for UME
✅ QI & Patient Safety 2.0
✅ Telehealth (2.0 coming soon)
✅ AI (coming soon!)
Learn more: https://bit.ly/47XKuhg
🎧 Perfect listen on my way home from #AAMC25 after an incredible week with the #MedEd community!
One line that stuck with me: “I’m asking for the allowance of existence… to be allowed to exist as my whole self.”
Powerful conversation on supporting med student parents → bit.ly/3JqZ0og #MedSky
One line that stuck with me: “I’m asking for the allowance of existence… to be allowed to exist as my whole self.”
Powerful conversation on supporting med student parents → bit.ly/3JqZ0og #MedSky
November 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🎧 Perfect listen on my way home from #AAMC25 after an incredible week with the #MedEd community!
One line that stuck with me: “I’m asking for the allowance of existence… to be allowed to exist as my whole self.”
Powerful conversation on supporting med student parents → bit.ly/3JqZ0og #MedSky
One line that stuck with me: “I’m asking for the allowance of existence… to be allowed to exist as my whole self.”
Powerful conversation on supporting med student parents → bit.ly/3JqZ0og #MedSky
Medical schools have made progress in supporting student #wellbeing yet distress persists across all levels of student representation. Learn how the @aamc.org is advancing systemic, collaborative approaches to foster well-being in training: www.aamc.org/about-us/mis... #MedEd #AAMC25
Medical School Wellness Curriculum Collection
This curated collection features open-source, high-quality, ready-made teaching materials covering a variety of well-being topics.
www.aamc.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Medical schools have made progress in supporting student #wellbeing yet distress persists across all levels of student representation. Learn how the @aamc.org is advancing systemic, collaborative approaches to foster well-being in training: www.aamc.org/about-us/mis... #MedEd #AAMC25
Improve your writing & learn about the peer-review & publication processes with the free #ScholarlyPublishing Webinar Series.
Register for upcoming sessions & explore recordings & resources from past sessions: https://bit.ly/4n4oFS5 @acadmedjournal.bsky.social @mededportal.bsky.social #MedEd #AAMC25
Register for upcoming sessions & explore recordings & resources from past sessions: https://bit.ly/4n4oFS5 @acadmedjournal.bsky.social @mededportal.bsky.social #MedEd #AAMC25
Scholarly Publishing Webinar Series
Improve your writing and learn how to successfully navigate the peer-review and publication processes with this free monthly webinar series.
www.aamc.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Improve your writing & learn about the peer-review & publication processes with the free #ScholarlyPublishing Webinar Series.
Register for upcoming sessions & explore recordings & resources from past sessions: https://bit.ly/4n4oFS5 @acadmedjournal.bsky.social @mededportal.bsky.social #MedEd #AAMC25
Register for upcoming sessions & explore recordings & resources from past sessions: https://bit.ly/4n4oFS5 @acadmedjournal.bsky.social @mededportal.bsky.social #MedEd #AAMC25
Missed our Curriculum Resources Office Hours at LSL?
Don’t worry, you can still learn more about how @aamc.org supports #MedicalEducation through shared resources, data, and community engagement.
Explore curriculum tools and strategies here:
👉 https://bit.ly/3WW76IZ
#AAMC25 #CurriculumResources
Don’t worry, you can still learn more about how @aamc.org supports #MedicalEducation through shared resources, data, and community engagement.
Explore curriculum tools and strategies here:
👉 https://bit.ly/3WW76IZ
#AAMC25 #CurriculumResources
Curriculum Resources
The premier benchmarking and reporting tool on content, structure, delivery, and assessment of U.S. and Canadian medical school curricula.
www.aamc.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Missed our Curriculum Resources Office Hours at LSL?
Don’t worry, you can still learn more about how @aamc.org supports #MedicalEducation through shared resources, data, and community engagement.
Explore curriculum tools and strategies here:
👉 https://bit.ly/3WW76IZ
#AAMC25 #CurriculumResources
Don’t worry, you can still learn more about how @aamc.org supports #MedicalEducation through shared resources, data, and community engagement.
Explore curriculum tools and strategies here:
👉 https://bit.ly/3WW76IZ
#AAMC25 #CurriculumResources
Reposted by Alison Whelan, MD
New on the MedBiquitous Resource Hub: AAMC template data-sharing agreements! Explore the Data Licensing Agreement for Research & the Primary Data Sharing Agreement with Sample Schedules. Optional tools, not required protocols.
Resource Hub
The MedBiquitous Resource Hub provides HPE professionals with guidelines, best practices, & tools to foster innovation, collaboration, and data-driven progress.
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September 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
New on the MedBiquitous Resource Hub: AAMC template data-sharing agreements! Explore the Data Licensing Agreement for Research & the Primary Data Sharing Agreement with Sample Schedules. Optional tools, not required protocols.
New data from @aamcjustice.bsky.social: 84% of U.S. women have trust in the health care system; black women and younger generations report significantly less trust. That gap matters.
Trust isn’t optional, it’s the foundation of effective care. Check out the findings: https://bit.ly/4nRUNsg
Trust isn’t optional, it’s the foundation of effective care. Check out the findings: https://bit.ly/4nRUNsg
Client Challenge
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October 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
New data from @aamcjustice.bsky.social: 84% of U.S. women have trust in the health care system; black women and younger generations report significantly less trust. That gap matters.
Trust isn’t optional, it’s the foundation of effective care. Check out the findings: https://bit.ly/4nRUNsg
Trust isn’t optional, it’s the foundation of effective care. Check out the findings: https://bit.ly/4nRUNsg
📢 Academic Medicine Call for Associate Editor Applications: @acadmedjournal.bsky.social is welcoming applications to expand the journal’s team of associate editors. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4nyTFKD. #MedEd #ScholarlyPublishing #MedSky
Academic Medicine Call for Associate Editor Applications
Academic Medicine is welcoming applications to expand the journal’s team of associate editors. Associate editors work closely with the editor-in-chief, deputy editors, and the editorial s…
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October 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
📢 Academic Medicine Call for Associate Editor Applications: @acadmedjournal.bsky.social is welcoming applications to expand the journal’s team of associate editors. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4nyTFKD. #MedEd #ScholarlyPublishing #MedSky
Join us Sept 25, 2–3 PM ET, for Leveraging AI to Enhance Effectiveness in Administration, Analytics & Leadership. Explore #AI use cases like DOMINIQ (policy chatbot), workflow automation & GPT for leadership skills. Register: https://bit.ly/3HjC8Gv #MedEd #AIinMedicalEducation
AAMC Webinars and Online Courses: Leveraging AI to Enhance Effectiveness in Administration, Analytics, and Leadership - September 25
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September 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Join us Sept 25, 2–3 PM ET, for Leveraging AI to Enhance Effectiveness in Administration, Analytics & Leadership. Explore #AI use cases like DOMINIQ (policy chatbot), workflow automation & GPT for leadership skills. Register: https://bit.ly/3HjC8Gv #MedEd #AIinMedicalEducation
Academic medicine thrives when we connect education, research & patient care.
Join us at #AAMC25 in San Antonio to explore how we teach, what we study & how we deliver care.
📝 Register: https://bit.ly/3UWQrnx
#AcademicMedicine #MedicalEducation #ProfessionalDevelopment
Join us at #AAMC25 in San Antonio to explore how we teach, what we study & how we deliver care.
📝 Register: https://bit.ly/3UWQrnx
#AcademicMedicine #MedicalEducation #ProfessionalDevelopment
Personal Information - Learn Serve Lead 2025: The AAMC Annual Meeting
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September 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Academic medicine thrives when we connect education, research & patient care.
Join us at #AAMC25 in San Antonio to explore how we teach, what we study & how we deliver care.
📝 Register: https://bit.ly/3UWQrnx
#AcademicMedicine #MedicalEducation #ProfessionalDevelopment
Join us at #AAMC25 in San Antonio to explore how we teach, what we study & how we deliver care.
📝 Register: https://bit.ly/3UWQrnx
#AcademicMedicine #MedicalEducation #ProfessionalDevelopment
Join me Sept 16, 12–1 PM ET, for "Innovating Med Ed with AI: Insights from the Macy Report," which will review their report on the #AI landscape in #meded, promising applications, key challenges & implementation priorities. Register: https://bit.ly/4oK4Uk6
AAMC Webinars and Online Courses: Innovating Med Ed with AI: Insights from the Macy Report - September 16
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August 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Join me Sept 16, 12–1 PM ET, for "Innovating Med Ed with AI: Insights from the Macy Report," which will review their report on the #AI landscape in #meded, promising applications, key challenges & implementation priorities. Register: https://bit.ly/4oK4Uk6
At #AMEE2025 #AI is a major theme. Explore how the @aamc.org is committed to supporting & leading the advancement of AI in academic medicine with a focus on fair access & ethics. Advancing AI Across Academic Medicine Resource Collection: https://bit.ly/4lN24bw #MedEd #MedSky #AIinMedEd
Advancing AI Across Academic Medicine Resource Collection
This collection of practical resources aims to foster innovation and collaboration and advance AI integration across academic medicine.
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August 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
At #AMEE2025 #AI is a major theme. Explore how the @aamc.org is committed to supporting & leading the advancement of AI in academic medicine with a focus on fair access & ethics. Advancing AI Across Academic Medicine Resource Collection: https://bit.ly/4lN24bw #MedEd #MedSky #AIinMedEd
For anyone interested in how the arts & humanities can be integrated into teaching in #meded, the @aamc.org virtual communities are for you!
Connect with like-minded colleagues, ask questions, share resources, and engage in discussion. Join at communities.aamc.org/communities/...
Connect with like-minded colleagues, ask questions, share resources, and engage in discussion. Join at communities.aamc.org/communities/...
Sign In - Thrive
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August 25, 2025 at 11:55 AM
For anyone interested in how the arts & humanities can be integrated into teaching in #meded, the @aamc.org virtual communities are for you!
Connect with like-minded colleagues, ask questions, share resources, and engage in discussion. Join at communities.aamc.org/communities/...
Connect with like-minded colleagues, ask questions, share resources, and engage in discussion. Join at communities.aamc.org/communities/...
🍎 Nutrition in #MedEd is on the rise!
100% of US & Canadian MD/DO schools now include nutrition in required curricula, up from 89% five years ago.
Our new data + resource bundle aims to support medical educators strengthening nutrition curriculum.
🔗 tinyurl.com/yntdrnzy
100% of US & Canadian MD/DO schools now include nutrition in required curricula, up from 89% five years ago.
Our new data + resource bundle aims to support medical educators strengthening nutrition curriculum.
🔗 tinyurl.com/yntdrnzy
Nutrition - Thrive
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August 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
🍎 Nutrition in #MedEd is on the rise!
100% of US & Canadian MD/DO schools now include nutrition in required curricula, up from 89% five years ago.
Our new data + resource bundle aims to support medical educators strengthening nutrition curriculum.
🔗 tinyurl.com/yntdrnzy
100% of US & Canadian MD/DO schools now include nutrition in required curricula, up from 89% five years ago.
Our new data + resource bundle aims to support medical educators strengthening nutrition curriculum.
🔗 tinyurl.com/yntdrnzy
🎨 Ready to level up your research posters?
Join @aamctoday.bsky.social's webinar "Visualize This! Elevate Your Research with Better Posters" on August 6 at 2 PM ET.
Learn how to design posters that pop and communicate your science clearly and register today: tinyurl.com/2ws5wfv8
Join @aamctoday.bsky.social's webinar "Visualize This! Elevate Your Research with Better Posters" on August 6 at 2 PM ET.
Learn how to design posters that pop and communicate your science clearly and register today: tinyurl.com/2ws5wfv8
AAMC Webinars and Online Courses: Visualize This! Elevate Your Research with Better Posters - August 6
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August 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
🎨 Ready to level up your research posters?
Join @aamctoday.bsky.social's webinar "Visualize This! Elevate Your Research with Better Posters" on August 6 at 2 PM ET.
Learn how to design posters that pop and communicate your science clearly and register today: tinyurl.com/2ws5wfv8
Join @aamctoday.bsky.social's webinar "Visualize This! Elevate Your Research with Better Posters" on August 6 at 2 PM ET.
Learn how to design posters that pop and communicate your science clearly and register today: tinyurl.com/2ws5wfv8
Join your colleagues Aug. 14, 12-1 PM ET, for the "MedBiquitous Program Update 2025" webinar! Hear from advisory committees & working group leads on current initiatives & what’s ahead. Don’t miss it! Register: aamc.elevate.commpartners.com/p/250814_med...
AAMC Webinars and Online Courses: MedBiquitous Program Update 2025 - August 14
aamc.elevate.commpartners.com
July 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Join your colleagues Aug. 14, 12-1 PM ET, for the "MedBiquitous Program Update 2025" webinar! Hear from advisory committees & working group leads on current initiatives & what’s ahead. Don’t miss it! Register: aamc.elevate.commpartners.com/p/250814_med...
📢 Attention medical educators and researchers! Don't miss @mededportal.bsky.social's upcoming webinar on Aug 6: "Visualize This! Elevate Your Research with Better Posters." Learn strategies for designing and presenting effective scientific posters. Register now: tinyurl.com/2ws5wfv8
AAMC Webinars and Online Courses: Visualize This! Elevate Your Research with Better Posters - August 6
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July 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
📢 Attention medical educators and researchers! Don't miss @mededportal.bsky.social's upcoming webinar on Aug 6: "Visualize This! Elevate Your Research with Better Posters." Learn strategies for designing and presenting effective scientific posters. Register now: tinyurl.com/2ws5wfv8
Reposted by Alison Whelan, MD
Interested in learning more about #publishing your #scholarship through the @aamctoday.bsky.social and its journals, @acadmedjournal.bsky.social and @mededportal.bsky.social?
📅 Register for the AAMC Virtual Open House next week: virtualopenhouseaamc.vfairs.com. #MedEd #MedSky #Research
📅 Register for the AAMC Virtual Open House next week: virtualopenhouseaamc.vfairs.com. #MedEd #MedSky #Research
July 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Interested in learning more about #publishing your #scholarship through the @aamctoday.bsky.social and its journals, @acadmedjournal.bsky.social and @mededportal.bsky.social?
📅 Register for the AAMC Virtual Open House next week: virtualopenhouseaamc.vfairs.com. #MedEd #MedSky #Research
📅 Register for the AAMC Virtual Open House next week: virtualopenhouseaamc.vfairs.com. #MedEd #MedSky #Research
🚀 Calling all innovators in academic medicine! Submit your practical AI resources to the @aamctoday.bsky.social Advancing AI Across Academic Medicine Resource Collection by Aug 15. Let's shape the future of medical education together! 🌟 #AI #MedEd #Innovation bit.ly/AcadMed-AI-C...
Advancing AI Across Academic Medicine Resource Collection
This collection of practical resources aims to foster innovation and collaboration and advance AI integration across academic medicine.
bit.ly
July 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🚀 Calling all innovators in academic medicine! Submit your practical AI resources to the @aamctoday.bsky.social Advancing AI Across Academic Medicine Resource Collection by Aug 15. Let's shape the future of medical education together! 🌟 #AI #MedEd #Innovation bit.ly/AcadMed-AI-C...
Reposted by Alison Whelan, MD
A @harvardmed.bsky.social curriculum provides peer-led training to first-year medical & dental students, teaching skills & resources to support themselves & peers experiencing mental health distress & burnout. #Medsky #MedEd
www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766...
www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766...
Peer-to-Peer Mental Health Training: A National Model for Peer Support for Medical and Dental Students | MedEdPORTAL
Introduction Medical and dental students experience higher-than-average prevalence of depression,
anxiety, burnout, and suicidal ideation compared to the age-matched general population.
Early interven...
www.mededportal.org
June 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A @harvardmed.bsky.social curriculum provides peer-led training to first-year medical & dental students, teaching skills & resources to support themselves & peers experiencing mental health distress & burnout. #Medsky #MedEd
www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766...
www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766...
Reposted by Alison Whelan, MD
From game changers like noninvasive “liquid biopsies" to tailored treatments and AI-driven applications, cancer experts envision a brighter future for cancer prevention, detection, and treatment.
magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/6-ways-...
magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/6-ways-...
6 Ways Science Is Shaping the Future of Cancer | Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
New strategies like liquid biopsies and immunotherapy are revolutionizing cancer care and prevention.
magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu
July 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
From game changers like noninvasive “liquid biopsies" to tailored treatments and AI-driven applications, cancer experts envision a brighter future for cancer prevention, detection, and treatment.
magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/6-ways-...
magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/6-ways-...
Reposted by Alison Whelan, MD
When federal funding for medical research is cut, it’s not just budgets that suffer — people do. As the @aamctoday.bsky.social’s chief scientific officer Elena Fuentes-Afflick, MD, MPH points out, many dedicated researchers are losing their jobs. More in @thehill.com: thehill.com/homenews/edu...
thehill.com
June 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
When federal funding for medical research is cut, it’s not just budgets that suffer — people do. As the @aamctoday.bsky.social’s chief scientific officer Elena Fuentes-Afflick, MD, MPH points out, many dedicated researchers are losing their jobs. More in @thehill.com: thehill.com/homenews/edu...
🌟 It's Academic Medicine Week! 🌟 The #AcademicMedicine community is at the core of our health care system, improving health for all. Investing in federal programs ensures #MedEd can continue to enhance health outcomes. Learn more: tinyurl.com/ec5eu9sa #AcademicMedicineWeek
AAMC Celebrates Academic Medicine Week from June 23-27
Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) introduce resolution in the House designating June 23-27, 2025 as Academic Medicine Week.
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June 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🌟 It's Academic Medicine Week! 🌟 The #AcademicMedicine community is at the core of our health care system, improving health for all. Investing in federal programs ensures #MedEd can continue to enhance health outcomes. Learn more: tinyurl.com/ec5eu9sa #AcademicMedicineWeek