Most medical schools are seen as ivory towers filled with intellects that have little in common with average people. In this era of change, it's not the image most Universities...
Transforming academic medicine is a complex task, it requires that we rethink the entire structure - governance, money flows, teams vs. individuals, the list is long. Perhaps the biggest challenge...
Just as a ship's captain needs to prepare her ship and crew for any possible weather, leaders in academic medicine needs to prepare our organizations for an uncertain future.
How can leaders in academic medicine engage in advocacy to help shape the policy that affects our institutions? Atul Grover, Chief Public Policy Officer for AAMC, and Liz Winter, Chief...
The delivery system is influencing education, and educating is improving the delivery system. Education, scholarship and service all work together in the virtuous cycle.
Health care as an industry has found itself at a pivotal "moment of truth" and leaders in academic medicine must step up to the plate to help find solutions during...
What is the "change imperative?" What are the most vexing problems facing academic medicine? Why MOOCs (massive open online courses) aren't threats, they're opportunities. Vivian Lee, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A, senior...
"You know the old adage, "Change is good. You go first," quipped AAMC President Darrell Kirch at the association's annual meeting in early November. While that may have described the...
