AAMC | Association of American Medical Colleges 2026
Learn Serve Lead: The AAMC Annual Meeting is the flagship gathering of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and the 2026 edition carries special significance. Registration is open for Learn Serve Lead 2026, taking place November 6–10 in Anaheim, California, marking the AAMC's 150th anniversary and bringing together leaders across academic medicine to reflect on a century and a half of progress and shape the future of discovery, medical education, advocacy, and care. It is the main learning and networking event for people who influence decisions and advocate change across academic medicine, bringing together future leaders such as administrators, students, residents, medical school students, and teaching hospital stakeholders. Learn Serve Lead is the gathering for U.S. academic medicine, medical education, and GME leadership, and it is where program directors and DIOs gather. The event inspires, empowers, and fosters a community of individuals determined to improve health care for all, making it valuable for anyone involved in medical education, research, and academic health care who wants to learn from peers and build a professional network.