This resolution designates June 8 through 12, 2026, as Academic Medicine Week to recognize the contributions of the nation's medical schools, teaching hospitals, and academic health systems. The measure highlights the work of approximately 500 academic health institutions and 163 medical schools that collectively train physicians and health care professionals, conduct medical research, provide patient care for complex cases, and strengthen communities. According to the resolution, these institutions conduct 60 percent of all federally funded medical research through the National Institutes of Health, provide one-third of hospital charity care, and generated more than $728 billion in economic output in 2019 while supporting over 7 million jobs. The resolution calls on Congress to maintain strong federal support for academic medicine programs and emphasizes the ongoing need to address physician shortages, particularly in rural and underserved areas. As a symbolic measure, this resolution does not authorize funding or establish binding policy but rather expresses the House's support for acknowledging academic medicine's role in the U.S. health care system.
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