leadership development program

senior research analyst

education specialist

senior communication specialist

research fellow

Association of American Medical Colleges

AAMC has a commendable mission which is supported by some very competent individuals on the business side.  The technical side of the house, such as Information Security and Information Technology, is disorganized, incompetent, and ineffective.  

In the five years I was with AAMC, information security leadership made no efforts to address the vast number of serious security deficiencies which threaten the huge amount of sensitive stakeholder data.  The director of data security is utterly lost and has no idea what they are doing, or how to fix even the most basic security problems.  Even with all the obvious things that needed to be addressed, there are no goals and nothing that is being done.

Any security professional who is serious about improving data security should avoid AAMC at all cost.   There is no appreciation of expertise or experience.  The security team does the least amount of work possible, and makes no efforts to proactively address security issues.



Overall, AAMC is an amazing place to work. A typical day for me starts with sending courtesy QA tips and auditing phone calls and emails. I have learned so much including, how to communicate across multiple audiences, articulating QA feedback professionally, and how to coach, teach, and train my colleagues. With over a decade with the company, I am very knowledge. The workplace culture mimics that of a family. We are all working to improve health worldwide. The hardest part of the job is when we are unable to assist someone due to a policy that cannot be changed; we love helping anyone in any way that we can. The most enjoyable part of my job is working with some of the most humble and honest people I've ever met. It's an awesome association!

This is a great position for someone just starting out.  The pay is low but the benefits are pretty awesome.  The managers have no idea what they're doing.  There is a lot of micromanaging.  There is an expectation to learn new skills without be given the opportunity to actually learn new skills.  Only negative feedback is provided.  I rarely received a "Great work!" or even a "Thanks!".  It was always, "Fix this" and "Are you sure this is right?".  No promotion potential.  The organization is designed specifically to keep employees in one job without the opportunity to move up.  There is no culture.  Everyone is expected to do their job and that's it.

A highly siloed organization in which employees are sharply discouraged from communicating with other teams. Management is nearly invisible; the person who was allegedly my manager merely said Happy Holidays once, and nothing more to me, the entire time I was there. Seniors took no interest in team success or employee welfare. My job interviewer asked no questions; there was no employee onboarding, no formal training and little attempt to involve or even introduce new hires to others they will support. Key systems suffered from neglect. Lost well qualified and devoted employees for these reasons.

This job doesn't care about its employees, only a** kissers who feed the managements ego. They are extremely understaffed and expect you to do mandatory overtime. The training is disorganized  and the pay isn't that great either. Weekly meetings don't ever show resolutions to various issues with the job, just ends up showcasing people who want look smart but all nothing new. I would never work here again. The turnover rate is incredibly overwhelming. In terms of upward movement, they rarely hire anyone internally. They just hire contractual employees so they can treat and pay you exactly how they think of you which is disposable.

Plantation type system, with very little hope of advancement.  It has been stated that a worker that leaves active employment costs a company a considerable amount of capital:  something the likes of 30% of the departed employee's yearly salary.  Sadly, management is not concerned with this detail as a good number of excellent employees have gone on to greener pastures leaving a void of Return-on-investment and what may have been awesome employee productivity that may have advanced the company's bottom line.  HR: listen to the fleet of unsung heroes in the ranks. Metrics matter.

I worked at the AAMC for 10 years and it was a bitter-sweet  experience. While I did gain a lot of experience working there, I had a difficult relationship with my supervisor. My workload was very heavy and I was responsible for very important documents coming in and out of the AAMC. If a package was missing, I was always blamed even if it was someone else's negligence. I am proud to say I never lost a package and never received an apology or encouraging words from her. After 10 years of that, I needed to leave.

My typical day includes assisting  meeting planners, senior director, director of meetings and manager of learn serve lead with various administrative tasks, maintain the meetings webpage and intranet site.  I have had the opportunity to learn how to manage logistics for meetings, negotiate contracts,  manage income expenses, The workplace culture is great.  The hardest part of my job is staying challenged.  The most enjoyable part of my job is having the opportunity to work and collaborate with various colleagues.

The goal that is sets out to obtain is great in supporting medical students through their medical school journeys; however, the leadership (Chiefs and Senior Directors) are very unorganized.  Implement changes without a full plan laid out.  Lots of reorganization.   No transparency in what is driving changes.  

Human Resources is horrible.  They can never provide you a direct answer to any question.  They have scripted answers and just repeat them over and over until you just give up.  

Definitely feel like you have to watch you back, because you feel very disposable at all times.  No appreciation or commitment to the associates. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part of working at AAMC was being able to work with people from around the globe and all walks of life.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The uncertainty of late. The Lack of progressive promotions

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment and culture is inclusive. It is a friendly environment.  There are several people who have worked there over 20 years.  I think that says a lot about the AAMC.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It's quiet in the building since many are working remotely.

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