Pursuing excellence in healthcare preserving America`s academic medical centers

"A Productivity Press book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Integrating the diverse structures of academic medical centers -- Integrating clinical care delivery systems -- Leadership in the academic medical center -- Fixing the "broken pipeline" of AMC scientists -- Resolving conflicts of interest -- Commercializing research discoveries -- Resolving the physician workforce crisis -- The changing demographics of America's AMCs -- Teaching medical professionalism in the AMC -- Financing the missions of the AMC -- Developing strategic regional and global collaborations -- Ensuring governmental support and oversight of the AMC.