Election to the AAP is an honor extended to physicians with outstanding credentials in basic or translational biomedical research and is limited to 70 persons per year. The AAP includes over 1900 active members and 755 emeritus and honorary members. The great majority are US citizens. However, other countries are also represented. Read more...

The AAP seeks to inspire the full breadth of physician-led research across all fields of science related to medicine and health, and to build a community of physician scientists in support of the principle that objective science and evidence are essential foundations for improving patient care and the health of Americans. Read more...

This award is given to an AAP member whose lifetime efforts have had an enormous impact on the field of Internal Medicine (or the specific member’s discipline) through the scientific discipline they have brought to the field and the many outstanding scientists that they have trained. Read more...

This award is given annually to a new AAP inductee who embodies the spirit of Dr. Helen M. Ranney. Dr. Ranney was a pioneer in academic medicine who made groundbreaking advances in biomedical research, patient care, education, mentorship, and also broke barriers to help diversify leadership in academic medicine. Read more...