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Navigating Unchartered
Waters: The Recession and Academic Medicine
In these uncertain economic times, no sector, including academic
medicine, is immune from the fallout. The urgent question
before us, then, is this: How do we navigate these "unchartered
waters" and continue our important work in education, research,
and patient care?—AAMC Reporter, Nov. 2008
The
Tough Questions
Dr. Kirch challenges the leaders of the nation's medical schools
and teaching hospitals to bring change to academic medicine
by confronting five "tough questions" related to medical education,
research, and patient care.—Webcast of the President's
Address at the AAMC Annual Meeting, Nov. 2, 2008
Combating
Medical Homelessness: What is the Role for Academic Medicine?
Dr. Kirch discusses the "medical home" concept of
care and addresses how academic medical centers are advancing
medical homes while training the next generation of doctors.—AAMC/Urban
Institute panel discussion, Oct. 1, 2008
The Primary Care
"Crisis"
Given our fragmented health care delivery system, and a reimbursement
structure that values "rescue care" and procedures more than
cognitive work, concerns about a primary care workforce shortage
should not surprise us.—AAMC Reporter, Oct. 2008
Why
Can't Healthcare Professionals Work Together Better?
In recent years, there has been growing recognition of the
need to think and work interprofessionally on the front lines
of patient care. Yet despite good intentions—of physicians,
dentists, nurses, pharmacists, and other health professionals—our
interaction with one another remains minimal. —Medscape
video editorial, Sept. 29, 2008 (Requires free registration)
Education,
Research and NIH's Beleaguered Budget
The need for a sustained investment in medical research is
critical to patient care. But annual budget cuts to the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) have continued for years. Dr. Kirch
speaks about funding needs for NIH, a critically important
government agency for medical research.—ReachMD podcast
(Requires free registration)
Asking the Tough Questions
Institutional
Conflicts of Interest: The Continuing Challenge
When it comes to maintaining public trust in our profession
and in our institutions, our work must be ongoing. While the
challenges of implementing new policies, maintaining vigilance,
and engaging in continuous self-reflection are formidable,
the stakes have never been higher.—AAMC Reporter,
Sept. 2008
A Principled
Partnership Between Academic Medicine and Industry
Dr. Kirch urges the nation's medical schools and teaching
hospitals to adopt policies that prohibit drug industry gifts
and services to physicians, faculty, residents, and students,
and to curtail the involvement of industry in continuing medical
education activities.—Medscape video editorial,
Aug. 22, 2008 (Requires free registration)
The Gateway
to Being a Doctor: Rethinking Premedical Education
Though we have worked diligently to rethink other parts of
the medical education continuum, our fundamental approach
to premedical education has remained largely unchallenged
and unchanged for decades. If we turn our attention to this
first and critical step to becoming a doctor, a number of
important questions arise.—AAMC Reporter, Apr. 2008
Reform Is No "Either-Or"
Dr. Kirch provides his perspective on how we can achieve a
better U.S. health care system. He argues that the key success
factors are reforms in financing that will make health care
coverage more affordable and accessible, and reforms in clinical
care that will improve quality and effectiveness.—Modern
Healthcare commentary, Jan. 28, 2008
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