The AAMC held a fantastic webinar on April 14 called "Navigating the 2027 AMCAS Application Cycle for Applicants," which you can view here if you registered in advance of the session. I took notes and will be offering a few take home messages below and in future blog entries.
Of note, there are two updates to this year's AMCAS:1) Social Justice → Community Health Advocacy:
The former Social Justice/Advocacy category has been renamed Community Health Advocacy. The AAMC rep Candice Pantor (who was excellent) explained that this change is intended to emphasize action-based contributions to community and public health, while still maintaining the original intent of recognizing advocacy work.
2) The Medical Schools section has a more user-friendly design:
The Medical Schools section now has what Pantor described as an easier look and feel. (I have not seen it yet.)
The AAMC held a "coursework" webinar last week. I'll report on that soon.
