Cole Receives the Champion of Academic Medicine Award

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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after being awarded the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Champion of Academic Medicine Award:

“Medical research is essential to strengthening health care, developing new treatments and cures, combatting diseases, improving the well-being of Americans, and saving more lives. This is why, as former Chairman of the House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations subcommittee, working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, we increased funding for medical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by nearly 50 percent in just seven years, as well as improved access to medical student education in rural, tribal, and medically underserved communities. This is an issue I am very passionate about, and I will always advocate for robust biomedical research funding in order to discover new treatments and cures to better the health of the American people and ensure future generations are free of today’s diseases and chronic conditions,” said Congressman Cole. “It is truly an honor to be awarded the 2024 Champion of Academic Medicine Award, and I want to thank the Association of American Medical Colleges for all of the important work they do to improve medical research and education throughout our nation.”

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