To meet the changing needs of patients and society, the Academic Health Centers (AHCs) need to change radically. However, the idea of this change remains unclear. The family physicians play an important role in the evolution of the AHCs by contributing in various areas such as primary and indigent care, research and education. There are a variety of different and powerful trends that AHCs must adapt to. These include: Changing needs of patients associated with different age, chronic diseases, influx of patients of different cultures etc.
Financial support for education, research, and associated threats. Marketplace dynamics forcing AHCs to compete aggressively and invest in information management resources. An overview of different ways in which the family medicine department plays a leadership role in the ACHs evolution is discussed here. This article elaborates on the contribution of…
