United States academic medical centers (AMCs) have upheld their long-standing reputation
for excellence by teaching and training the next generation of physicians, supporting …

The threat to the United States9 Academic Health Centers (AHCs) has been reported for the
past decade, signified most importantly by the decrease in the perceived value of patient …

The transformation from a community hospital to an academic medical center (AMC)
presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities. This editorial provides an in-depth …

PROLOGUE: Observers of the US health policy scene are seldom surprised when they learn
of another merger involving academic health centers (AHCs). The litany of complaints from …

Today there are approximately 135 academic health centers (AHCs) in the United States.
These institutions exist to ensure sustainable health care through their multifold …

Key concepts: Academic Health Centers/Restructuring/Redesigning Care Paradigm
Academic health centers have flourished since the 1960s and even managed to survive the …

With the rapid growth of managed care and the demise of comprehensive health care
reform, most academic medical centers now seem to recognize that they can no longer …

There are tremendous challenges involved in balancing mission and money in health care.
Academic health centers (AHCs) need sufficient margins and public support to subsidize the …

Academic medical centers perform several important functions of the healthcare system by
providing patient care, research, and education. Their responsibility is not only to provide …

medical centers Page 1 Future role of academic medical centers Brett R. Turner Academic
medical centers face many future challenges; success will not come as easily as it has in the …