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Academic general internal medicine: a mission for the future
Katrina Armstrong1, Nancy L Keating, Michael Landry
1Division of General Internal Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. karmstro@mail.med.upenn.edu
Journal of General Internal Medicine
|January 17, 2013
Summary
Academic general internal medicine proposes a new mission focused on leading excellence, change, and innovation in patient care, education, and research. This aims for comprehensive, equitable, and adaptive health care delivery for the future.
Area of Science:
- Academic General Internal Medicine
- Health Care Delivery
- Medical Education
Background:
- Five decades of growth in medical education and health care delivery.
- Increased focus on value cohesion and diversity integration.
- Need for a unified mission in academic general internal medicine.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose an overarching mission for academic general internal medicine.
- To guide excellence, change, and innovation in clinical care, education, and research.
- To outline a vision for future health care transformation.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual framework development.
- Review of advances in medical education and health care delivery.
- Synthesis of value cohesion and diversity integration principles.
Main Results:
- Proposed mission: Lead excellence, change, and innovation.
- Key aims: Comprehensive, technologically advanced, individualized care.
- Emphasis on trust, respect, efficiency, optimal outcomes, equity, and continuous learning.
Conclusions:
- The proposed mission has significant implications for clinical, educational, and research activities.
- Academic general internal medicine is positioned to lead health care transformation.
- Future decades will require adaptation and innovation in the field.
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