The role of academic health centers in addressing social responsibility

Despite the many successes achieved by academic health centers and the significant attention paid to the importance of the impact of social determinants on health, a broader movement of the academic health center community to share best practices and standardize these efforts across institutions and...

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Published in:Medical teacher 2011-08, Vol.33 (8), p.638-642
Main Authors: Wartman, Steven A., Steinberg, Mindy J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Accreditation
Best practice
Community health care
Community Health Services - legislation & jurisprudence
Community Health Services - organization & administration
Cooperative Behavior
Health
Health care
Health professionals
Health Services Accessibility
Health Services Needs and Demand
Hospitals, Teaching - legislation & jurisprudence
Hospitals, Teaching - organization & administration
Humans
Social Responsibility
Student health services
United States
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Summary:Despite the many successes achieved by academic health centers and the significant attention paid to the importance of the impact of social determinants on health, a broader movement of the academic health center community to share best practices and standardize these efforts across institutions and communities has not taken hold. The "guild mentality" of the health professions, the existing university/academic health center structure, regulation and accreditation, and misaligned incentives in the health care system all inhibit the development of this movement. In this article, we propose a new model for how the academic health center community might better address the social determinants of health.
ISSN:0142-159X
1466-187X
DOI:10.3109/0142159X.2011.590249