National Initiative X Optimizing the Clinical Learning Environment for the Future - Call for Applications

The Alliance of Independent Academic Medical Centers (AIAMC) is now accepting applications for participation in our National Initiative (NI) X Optimizing the Clinical Learning Environment for the Future. Completed applications are due no later than MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2025, and must be emailed in Word format.  All applicants will be notified of selection in late June, followed by pre-work this summer and our first meeting in October.  Be sure to read the Call for Applications in its entirety prior to completing the application form.

To learn more about participation in National Initiative X, plan to attend a one-hour informational webinar on Wednesday, May 7th at 1:00 pm EDT.  The webinar is free, but pre-registration is required.  To register, ​​​​NI X Informational Webinar | AIAMC

NI X Optimizing the Clinical Learning Environment for the Future will be an eighteen-month initiative that features bi-monthly Zoom cohorts and four in-person meetings*.  Cohort groups will be structured by themes based on focus areas identified in the applications, with best practices from all cohorts shared at the in-person meetings. Learning session topics will include identifying barriers to thriving in today’s clinical learning environment; strategies to counteract those barriers; and the importance of creating and fostering environments that serve all our learners, leaders and patients.  (*Please note that Meeting Three will be virtual.)

The AIAMC’s eighteen years of experience with nine successful National Initiatives provide a rich and unique resource to the clinical learning environment community.  We have engaged numerous key leaders, including the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), American Hospital Association (AHA), American Medical Association (AMA), the Assembly of Osteopathic Graduate Medical Educators (AOGME) and many others, and look forward to their continued input and support.  The AIAMC is also an inaugural member of the National Collaborative for Improving the Clinical Learning Environment (NCICLE), which represents more than 40 major health care organizations working to improve the educational experience and patient care outcomes within clinical learning environments.

The Call for Applications document may be viewed in its entirety here:  Call for Applications NI X

For More Information, contact Kimberly Pierce Burke, AIAMC Executive Director, at kimberly@aiamc.org