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International Forum 2008
Washington, DC
Highlights
Observations:
- A single global marketplace for health care is emerging.
- The academic health center model is transforming many nations.
- U.S. academic health centers can create significant value for other countries and their own institutions.
- Health care is less geographically restricted than other industries, providing financial opportunities from operations overseas.
- New models of education, research, and patient care developed through international partnerships can be transferred back to U.S. programs.
- Global partnerships can also pose financial, political, and reputational risks.
- Careful planning and selection of partners, alignment of expectations, and a focus on the strengths of each party are critical to the success of global partnerships.
- Challenges in establishing international programs include: local hospital systems that are unprepared for residencies and do not meet ACGME standards; undeveloped or non-existent research capacity; potential for negative reactions in local health care market environment; and workforce issues.
- Key characteristics of high-performing academic health centers include clarity of expectations, leadership development, and a strong sense of vision and values.
- Academic health centers worldwide are moving toward institutional integration; there is a strong sense that clinical care must be integrated with the education and research missions.
- Expectations, competition in the marketplace, and the university mission and reputation must all be considered and addressed when moving overseas.
Why Must U.S. Academic Health Centers Go Global?
Victor J. Dzau, MD, chancellor for health affairs, Duke University, president and CEO, Duke University Health System, and chairman, AAHC International Forum
In Search of the U.S. Academic Health Center Model
Peter Noble, MBA, director of health development, dean’s office, faculty of medicine and health, University of Leeds
Edward Hillhouse, BSC, MBBS, PhD, faculty dean, University of Leeds
Creating Academic Health Centers in Singapore
John Eu-Li Wong, MBBS, FAMS, FRCP, vice president, Research/Life Sciences, dean, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Academic Health Centers in the United Kingdom
Stephen Smith, DSc, FMedSci, principal, Faculty of Medicine, CEO, Imperial College
Healthcare NHS Trust
Academic Health Centers in Israel
Rafael Beyar, MD, DSc, FACC, FESC, director general and CEO, Rambam Healthcare Campus, Israel
Strategic Partnerships between U.S. and Chinese Academic Health Centers
Xian Wang, MD, PhD, vice president for education, Peking University, Health Science Center
Roundtable on Educational Issues
L. Maximilian Buja, MD, executive vice president for academic affairs, University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center
R. Sanders Williams, MD, senior vice chancellor of academic affairs, dean, Duke-National University of Singapore, Graduate Medical School Singapore
Roundtable on Clinical Issues
Bradford C. Berk, MD, PhD, senior vice-president for health sciences, chief executive officer, Medical Center and Strong Health System, University of Rochester
Arthur S. Levine, MD, senior vice chancellor for health sciences, dean, school of medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Andrea P. Summer, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina
President’s Address
Steven A. Wartman, MD, PhD, MACP, president and CEO, Association of Academic Health Centers
Shanghai: Strategies, Innovation, and Visions for Education
Lily Hsu, RN, MSN, dean, School of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Pioneering Academic Health Center Strategies in Qatar
Daniel R. Alonso, MD, dean, Weill Cornell Medical College–Qatar
Roundtable on Research Issues
Edward D. Miller, MD, dean and chief executive officer, Johns Hopkins Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University
Philip Pizzo, MD, dean, school of medicine, Stanford University
Thomas Rosenquist, PhD, vice chancellor for research, University of Nebraska Medical Center
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