The voting members of the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) and the AAHC (Association of Academic Health Centers) have approved a merger of their two organizations as of April 1, 2022. Under the terms of the agreement, the AAHC will become part of the AAMC. The leaders of both organizations expressed enthusiasm about the merger, which was overwhelmingly approved by both organizations. The AAMC’s voting members comprise the 153 non-profit schools of medicine; the AAHC’s voting members are their domestic institutional members. The merger also includes the AAHC’s Sullivan Alliance, which aims to strengthen the capacity and quality of the nation’s health workforce by increasing diversity in every area of health care and across all aspects of academic health centers.

RecruitWell, LLC, a national permanent staffing agency focused on healthcare staffing for physicians and advanced practice providers, signed a definitive merger agreement with US Locums, LLC, a national locum staffing agency also focused on physicians and advanced practice providers. The partnership between these two healthcare staffing firms will combine RecruitWell’s strong recruitment and business development team with US Locums recruiting and top tier locum operations team.

LJC Investments V, LLC, an investment vehicle controlled by Littlejohn Capital, LLC (“Littlejohn Capital”), today announced the acquisition of Alto Healthcare Staffing (“Alto”), a diversified healthcare staffing firm. Alto was established in 2003 in line with the personal values and mission of Founder and RN Leslie Kahn. Alto’s three key business lines include providing clinical temporary staffing primarily for nursing homes and long-term care facilities on a per diem or short-term contract basis; travel nurses primarily to hospitals; and medical assistants to doctors’ offices.

Favorite Healthcare Staffing announces that Acacium Group, Europe’s leading healthcare solutions provider, has completed the acquisition of the company for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 1981, Favorite is one of the pioneers in the US healthcare staffing market. Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, Favorite operates nationwide with 27 branch offices that offer their clients a unique community-based approach with the resources of a large national partner. Favorite provides a comprehensive range of workforce solutions including local per diem and travel staffing options for nursing and allied health professionals, as well as permanent placement, float pool management, and VMS and MSP programs.