Aspiring Docs is an AAMC program to increase diversity in medicine.

It’s vital for tomorrow’s medical students to be diverse in race, ethnicity, gender, religion, socio economic status, and sexual orientation, as well as express diversity in experience and thought. Having a diverse workforce of doctors is essential to providing the best care for all communities and improving the health of our nation.

Aspiring Docs offers the most reliable tools and information to anyone considering a career in medicine.

About the AAMC

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) represents all 138 accredited U.S. medical schools, 17 accredited Canadian medical schools, approximately 400 major teaching hospitals and nearly 90 academic and scientific societies. We also administer the MCAT® exam and manage the application process for medical school.

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