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What does it mean to go through medical school with someone who truly understands the experience? Six sets of twins reflect on learning, growing, and supporting each other and what it’s like to take the next step into residency.

Multiples in medical school Six sets of twins graduating in 2026 share their experiences going through medical school together.

“150 years have brought us further than we imagined. They’ve also shown us how far we still need to go.”

Today, as we celebrate our 150th anniversary, AAMC president David J. Skorton, MD, reflects on the remarkable progress academic medicine has made — and shares an honest reckoning with the gaps that remain, from rural health care access to maternal mortality disparities. An insightful read for anyone committed to the future of medicine.

The AAMC at 150: How Far We've Come, and the Road Ahead I recently had the joy of celebrating commencement at the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences. I was reminded that life offers us periodic “way stations” like commencements at which to pause and consider our goals, aspirations, setbacks, and progress.