American Association of Teaching Health Centers

What American Association of Teaching Health Centers does

The American Association of Teaching Health Centers (AATHC) is a non-profit membership association founded in 2013 that serves as the nationwide coordinating hub for Teaching Health Center (THC) programs across the United States. Its core function is to advance community-based primary care residency training through political advocacy, networking, and policy communications, with a primary mission of extending federal funding for the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program and establishing dedicated funding streams for community-based GME.

AATHC represents 109 operational THC programs across 30 states, training more than 1,300 resident physicians and dentists who collectively deliver over one million patient visits annually in underserved communities. Its product offering centers on three interconnected service lines: THCGME program coordination, THC Planning and Development (THCPD) program support (with 93 grants awarded in FY2022-2023, of which 34 transitioned to operational status), and federal advocacy services that secured the first-ever multi-year THCGME reauthorization through FY2029 in February 2026.

The organization's revenue model is membership-based, deriving from dues paid by THC member programs; pricing is not publicly disclosed. AATHC supplements member services with scholarly publications, policy task forces, annual Washington D.C. fly-ins, and coalition partnerships with major national healthcare organizations including NACHC, AAFP, AACOM, ACOG, and SGIM. The association has no proprietary technology product and operates as an advocacy-driven trade body rather than a technology or service-delivery enterprise.

Name

American Association of Teaching Health Centers

Legal name

American Association of Teaching Health Centers

Website

https://aathc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The American Association of Teaching Health Centers is a non-profit membership association founded in 2013 that coordinates 109 community-based primary care residency programs across 30 states, training 1,300+ residents and advocating for federal THCGME funding reauthorization.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Education Advocacy

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnerships (HLAJAOAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC) (BPADAIAE)

Keywords

• Graduate medical education
• Primary care residency
• Community health training
• Medical education policy
• Health workforce advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: AATHC generates revenue through organization membership fees from Teaching Health Centers and related healthcare organizations. The membership supports the organization's advocacy, networking, and coordination activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AATHC serves as the nationwide non-profit coordinating hub for community-based Teaching Health Center (THC) primary care residency training programs. The organization advocates at the federal level for sustainable THCGME funding, supports 109 residency programs across 30 states that train 1,300+ residents delivering over one million patient visits annually, and convenes member-driven policy task forces to develop positions on Per Resident Allocation, Medicare billing, and audit standards.

Product overview

The American Association of Teaching Health Centers (AATHC) serves as a non-profit coordinating hub for Teaching Health Center (THC) programs nationwide, offering three interconnected core offerings: THCGME programs (109 community-based residency training programs across 30 states training 1,300+ residents), THCPD Planning and Development programs (93 grants awarded 2022-2023 with 34 transitioning to THCGME), and Federal Advocacy Services (securing multi-year reauthorizations through FY2029, modernizing Per Resident Allocation, and shaping regulatory policy). Supporting services include Publications and Scholarly Research on THC outcomes and costs, Policy Initiatives addressing Medicare billing and audit standards, and THC Cost Evaluation Resources. The organization does not operate a software product but coordinates THC graduate medical education across the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Federal Advocacy Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 109 THC programs training over 1,300 residents through 1M+ patient visits annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner in advocacy efforts to strengthen primary care and community-based graduate medical education. NACHC represents the nation's community health centers.
• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner advocating for policies to improve access to care and support physician workforce development in primary care settings.
• American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner working to promote osteopathic medical education and policies supporting community-based residency training.
• Council of Academic Family Medicine (CAFM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner representing academic family medicine organizations in advocacy for primary care workforce development.
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner advocating for women's health policies and support for OB/GYN residency training in community settings.
• American Osteopathic Association (AOA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner supporting osteopathic medicine and graduate medical education policies for community-based training.
• Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner advocating for internal medicine workforce policies and community-based training programs.
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal agency that administers the THCGME program and provides financial support to Teaching Health Centers through grants.
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal agency engaged on policy issues affecting Teaching Health Centers, including Medicare cost reporting and graduate medical education payments.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• National Medical Association: NMA represents African American physicians and is committed to addressing health disparities in underserved communities — the same populations AATHC's THC programs serve. It is comparable as a healthcare professional advocacy organization with overlapping interest in workforce equity and care for marginalized populations.

Direct peers

• National Association of Community Health Centers: NACHC is the national membership organization for Federally Qualified Health Centers, the same operational context as Teaching Health Centers. It is also a strategic coalition partner of AATHC, making it the most directly comparable peer for both mission (community health center advocacy) and structure (membership-based advocacy organization).
• Council of Academic Family Medicine: CAFM is a coalition partner of AATHC that represents academic family medicine organizations including residency programs, departments, and faculty. It is directly comparable as an advocacy organization specifically focused on academic and residency training in family medicine, the largest specialty within AATHC's THC programs.
• American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine: AACOM represents osteopathic medical schools and is a coalition partner of AATHC. It is directly comparable as an advocacy organization focused on osteopathic medical education and community-based training pathways, with significant overlap in member constituencies and policy priorities.
• Society of General Internal Medicine: SGIM is a coalition partner of AATHC representing academic general internists and their training programs. It is directly comparable as a professional society focused on internal medicine GME and primary care workforce development — both major specialty areas within AATHC's THC network.

Broad incumbents

• Association of American Medical Colleges: AAMC represents all U.S. medical schools and major teaching hospitals, including the broader GME ecosystem that THCs operate within. It is comparable as a medical education and graduate medical education advocacy organization, though with a much larger scope that includes traditional hospital-based residency programs.
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: ACOG is a coalition partner of AATHC representing OB/GYN physicians nationally. It is comparable as a specialty-specific advocacy organization focused on women's health workforce policy, including OB/GYN residency training — one of the specialty programs AATHC's THCs offer.
• American Osteopathic Association: AOA is the primary professional organization for osteopathic physicians and a coalition partner of AATHC. It is comparable as a healthcare professional advocacy organization with overlapping interests in GME policy and community-based training, though it represents practicing osteopathic physicians more broadly.
• American Academy of Family Physicians: AAFP is the largest professional society for family physicians and a coalition partner of AATHC. It represents the broader specialty constituency that AATHC's THC residency programs are training, making it comparable as a primary care-focused professional and advocacy organization.

Others

• National Resident Matching Program: NRMP operates the Main Residency Match that places medical school graduates into residency programs, including the THC programs AATHC represents. It is comparable as a GME ecosystem organization with direct relevance to THC program recruitment and physician workforce pipeline visibility.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aathcgme

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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