William R. Hersh, MD, FACMI, FAMIA, FACP, FIAHSI, to be awarded the inaugural Academic Forum Health Informatics Educator of the Year Award

AMIA, along with 75+ medical, scientific, and patient advocacy organizations, sent a letter to Congressional leadership on September 19, 2025, urging swift passage of appropriations funding NIH at $48.7 billion for fiscal year 2026. We expressed alarm over the administration's proposed 40% NIH budget cuts and disruptive policy changes, including […]
AMIA's letter to NIH supporting Option 4 for limiting publication costs in federally funded research. Option 4 would cap publication spending at 0.8% of direct costs or $20,000, whichever is greater. We argue this approach balances fiscal responsibility with research flexibility, particularly important for medical informatics research requiring multi-faceted dissemination […]