Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., on the Record
Articles and Commentaries
The
Flexnerian Legacy in the 21st Century
The question is not whether medical education is being true to Flexner,
but whether academic medicine is responding to the implications
of post-Flexnerian education and whether it is able to embrace the
cultural change needed to address 21st-century health care needs.—Academic
Medicine, Feb. 2010
A Centennial Conversation:
Abraham Flexner Meets Jim Collins
In an imagined conversation between visionaries from different eras,
Abraham Flexner and Jim Collins discuss the state of academic medicine
100 years after publication of the Flexner Report.—AAMC
Reporter, Jan. 2010
Are We Turning the
Corner on Student Debt?
While it is too soon to say we have turned the corner on student
debt, we do know that significant hurdles lay ahead in 2010, and
that true to our values, the issue will remain a top priority.—AAMC
Reporter, Dec. 2009
"First, Do No
Harm"—The Journey to Patient Safety
Over the last decade, we have made tremendous progress in each of
our mission areas—implementing quality improvements in clinical
care, conducting research to identify best practices, and incorporating
content related to patient safety throughout the medical education
continuum. Nevertheless, we still have much work to do.—AAMC
Reporter, Nov. 2009
Is Your Academic Medical
Center "Aligned"?
Every challenge we face—financial crises, disruptive technology,
leadership turnover—presents an opportunity to work toward
greater alignment, and the academic medical centers that approach
challenges from this perspective will be the strongest.—AAMC
Reporter, Oct. 2009
Read
Dr. Kirch's Posts to the National Journal Expert Blog on Health
Care
Dr. Kirch joins a panel of health care experts to discuss hot-button
issues and how they impact the health care policy debate.—NationalJournal.com
Health Care Reform
How
to Fix The Doctor Shortage
In this op-ed article, AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch,
M.D., calls on Congress to lift the cap on residency training, as
part of health care reform.—Wall Street Journal, Jan.
4, 2010
Health
Care Reform: From Platitudes to Politics
By establishing new models of high-performance, high-value, integrated
health systems, academic medical centers across the country are
already undertaking innovations.—Emory University Woodruff
Health Sciences Center, Oct. 29, 2009
How
Academic Medicine Can Help
Academic medical centers should serve as the anchors of Health Care
Innovation Zones and contributors to the rational redesign of our
health care system.—WashingtonPost.com, Second Opinion,
Sept. 22, 2009
Can Medical Education
"Fix" the Health Care System?
As a nation, we cannot achieve meaningful reform unless we go beyond
insurance coverage and transform our care delivery and reimbursement
systems in tandem.—AAMC Reporter, Sept. 2009
Academic Medicine:
Leading the Way Through the Reform Debate to Better Health Care
By capitalizing upon our innovative spirit and collective energy
to improve the nation's health, I believe we can develop regional
alliances to test new delivery models that may very well catalyze
change nationwide.—AAMC Reporter, July 2009
To
Teach: The President of the Association of American Medical Colleges
Weighs in on Health Reform
Accomplishing lasting reform requires a unique kind of leadership,
one that is highly credible and includes a breadth and depth of
clinical expertise; a track record of serving all population segments;
an approach that is national in scope, but focused on patients and
communities; and the infrastructure to collect and analyze data
on new care models.—Emory Health, Summer 2009
Health
Care Reform: The Leadership Opportunity for Academic Medicine
Medical schools and teaching hospitals have made it clear that they
stand ready to make the positive changes needed for successful reform
and improving the nation's health.—National Journal Expert
Blog on Health Care, July 2009
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