Plenary Session Highlights
Business author Jim Collins delivers keynote address
Jim Collins, author of "Built to Last" and "Good to Great," told attendees that social sector organizations like the AAMC and academic medical centers should avoid thinking like businesses because financial performance is not a measure of success. To thrive in an environment of high expectations and dwindling resources, Collins said, academic medicine should stay true to its core values while adjusting its cultural and operating practices to societal change and confronting facts head-on without losing mission faith.
Outgoing AAMC chair discusses future challenges
In his speech, "Pursuing Excellence, Creating Value: The Leadership Imperative," outgoing AAMC Chair Thomas M. Priselac, M.P.H., told attendees that they must be leaders in confronting health care and educational challenges. Priselac argued that academic medicine must embrace accountability and maintain the trust of the public by addressing issues such as research conflicts of interest and patient safety.
News from the Meeting
AAMC President Calls for Restoring Nation's Commitment to the 'Public Good'
Colorado Dean Dr. Richard Krugman Becomes AAMC Chair
AAMC Chair Thomas Priselac Outlines 'Leadership Imperative' (PDF, 5 pages)
2006 AAMC Award Recipients |
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Webcasts
AAMC President's Address:
In Search of the Public Good
Darrell G. Kirch, M.D.
Academic Medicine Session:
Strategic Alliances in Academic Medicine
Moderator: William T. Mallon, Ed.D.
Speakers: Vera S. Chatman, Ph.D.; Juanita F. Buford, Ed.D.; Marc Boom, M.D.; H. Dirk Sostman, M.D.
AAMC Group on Information Resources/Group on Business Affairs Session
Collaborations in Research: What Does It Take to Make Them Work?
Moderator: Morgan Passiment
Speakers: Gregg J. Fromell, M.D.; David Fenstermacher, M.D.; Terry Zagar; Kevin J. Biersack
Exhibits
Innovations in medical education and commercial exhibits were on display. More >>
The AAMC offered a self-directed CME program, jointly sponsored by the AAMC and the Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education. More >>
2007 Annual Meeting
The 2007 AAMC Annual Meeting will be held Nov. 2-7, at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C. |
