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Academic health sciences centres: a view from the academy
1Professor and Former Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta,Canada.
Abstract:
Academic Health Sciences Centres have provided and continue to provide valuable service to society. However, the lack of a clear mandate, structure, governance and administration results in their full potential not being met. As the Canadian healthcare system undergoes the reform that must occur to make the publicly funded system sustainable into the future, it is essential that AHSCs have clarification of their roles, develop a distinct governance structure and be provided a distinct budget for a set of deliverables within an agreed-upon accountability framework.
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