Whiddon College of Medicine representatives named to AAMC Communities of Practice
Posted on July 16, 2026 by Marketing and Communications
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) launched its new Faculty and Staff Vitality Group on July 1, restructuring how faculty and staff professionals across academic medicine connect and engage. The new group consolidates what had previously been separate AAMC groups into one more connected, accessible, and sustainable structure.
Within the Faculty and Staff Vitality Group, members now engage through six Communities of Practice, which are dedicated subgroups focused on a different shared priority:
- Community, Engagement and Collaboration
- Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development
- Professional Staff
- Workforce Impact in Medicine and Science
- Human Resources
- Well-being and Resilience
These six communities, together with a new Steering Committee, form the working structure of the Vitality Group and give members more direct opportunities to exchange promising practices, build relationships, and contribute to programming and resources supporting professional growth, workplace culture, leadership development, career pathways, recognition, retention, resilience and well-being.
As part of the launch, the AAMC also named inaugural leadership for the Steering Committee and each Community of Practice. Three colleagues from the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine were named to these founding committees:
Emily Wilson, Ph.D. — Workforce Impact in Medicine and Science Community of Practice
Amanda Arnold, M.S., RDN, LD — Well-being and Resilience Community of Practice
Binata Mukherjee, M.D., MBA — Well-being and Resilience Community of Practice
Over the coming months, these committees will work to identify shared priorities and shape opportunities for engagement, programming, and member connection across the new group.
Learn more at AAMC.org.