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International

Academic Health Centers: A Time to Respond to the New Global Economy

While the U.S. has had familiarity with the integrated model for some time, other countries are moving in this direction, such as the action taken recently by the United Kingdom to designate for the first time a number of institutions as “academic health science centers.” The integrated model represents a major step forward in facilitating the activities of those who teach, support, administrate, practice, study, investigate, and graduate. As these kinds of changes are made or anticipated, they need to be openly shared, not only to demonstrate best practices but to facilitate advocacy for these practices in the emerging global health economy. [Read More... (pdf)]

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Positioning the Academic Health Center in the Global Marketplace

Nations are building and strengthening the infrastructure for health, education, and research in a dramatic fashion.  The development of academic health centers is a major part of that transformation.  Many nations are modeling their institutional structures on the U.S. academic health center to align clinical service with education and research. [Read More...]

 

The Multinational Academic Health Center
A confluence of economic and technological advances, coupled with pressing worldwide health needs, presents a convincing case for a new paradigm of the academic health center.  The vision for this paradigm is a new type of entity: the multinational academic health center.

At this critical juncture of need and opportunity, academic health centers must position themselves as agents of change that embody and personify the ideals of equality and justice, as they work for both economic and societal progress. 

Academic health centers must think collectively and act internationally, as they work together to develop a shared idea of how to foster a world environment driven by the ideals of improving the public good. [Read more…]

- Steven A. Wartman, MD, PhD, AAHC President and CEO

Defining India's Future
The Honorable Anbumani Ramadoss, Union Minister, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, and Nirmal Kumar Ganguly, MD, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research, speak about the future and structure of academic health centers and medical research in India at a recent AAHC International Forum.