AAHCI is a wholly owned subsidiary of the AAMC
The AAHCI European Regional Office is hosted by the University of Zürich Faculty of Medicine, located in Zürich, Switzerland.
The AAHCI European Regional Office is responsible for organizing regional events and conferences, fostering the discussion on key issues for European academic health centers and systems, contributing to the development of AAHCI programs, and strengthening collaborations between current and prospective Alliance and AAHCI members, especially, but not only, in Europe.
Upcoming Meetings
2025 European Regional Meeting
University Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Sept. 29 - 30, 2025
Registration open
2026 International Symposium on University Medicine & Sustainability
Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
March 12 - 13, 2026
News and Events
Read more about past events and Regional Office news.
Leadership
Frank Rühli, MD, PhD, EMBA
Regional Ambassador
Dean, University of Zürich Faculty of Medicine
Luciano Saso, PhD
Regional Ambassador
Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine
Sapienza University of Rome
European Regional Members
Austria:
Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences
Medical University of Vienna
Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg
Germany:
Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin
Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences
Ruhr University Bochum
University Medical Center Gottingen
Italy:
Sapienza University of Rome
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Italy
Kazakhstan:
Nazarbayev University School of Medicine
Lithuania:
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Portugal:
Católica Luz Clinical Academic Centre
ICBAS - Universidade do Porto
University of Beira Interior
Slovenia:
University Medical Center Ljubljana
Switzerland:
University of Zurich Faculty of Medicine
Ukraine:
Bogomolets National Medical University
Kyiv Medical University
United Kingdom:
Imperial College London
King's Health Partners
Manchester Academic Health Science Centre
Newcastle Health Innovation Partners
Contact
If you have questions or comments, please contact:
Nicole Bender, MD, PhD
Head Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group
Institute of Evolutionary Medicine
University of Zurich
nicole.bender@iem.uzh.ch
Luciano Saso, PhD
Regional Ambassador
Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine
Sapienza University of Rome
luciano.saso@uniroma1.it
Membership
For more information on AAHCI membership, please visit the membership page or contact AAHCI at aahci@aamc.org.