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How Academic Health Systems Can Be Ready for the Next Pandemic.

Victor J Dzau¹, William F Ellaissi², K Ranga Rama Krishnan³

¹V.J. Dzau is president, National Academy of Medicine, Washington, DC, and past chief executive officer, Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina.

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Academic health systems (AHSs) must modernize clinical operations, research, and education to prepare for future pandemics. Lessons learned from COVID-19 offer opportunities to enhance public health surveillance and adaptive capacity.

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Public Health
Healthcare Management
Medical Education

Background:

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly challenged academic health systems (AHSs) in their clinical care, research, and education missions.
AHSs demonstrated resilience by reorienting care delivery and advancing scientific research on vaccines and treatments.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify opportunities for AHSs to leverage pandemic experiences and unique strengths.
To guide the transformation of AHS operations for future pandemic preparedness.

Main Methods:

The authors present an invited commentary analyzing AHS roles during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The commentary outlines strategic improvements across clinical, research, and educational domains.

Main Results:

Clinical care improvements include expanding reach beyond traditional settings, building networks, utilizing data, community engagement, and workforce support.
Research advancements involve leveraging data science, AI, pandemic forecasting, social sciences, clinical trials, and preparedness planning.
Educational enhancements focus on remote learning, interprofessional education, and continuous learning systems.

Conclusions:

AHSs must modernize and adapt their infrastructure and programs to incorporate public health and enhance surveillance capacity.
Transformative changes in clinical operations, research, and education are crucial for future pandemic readiness.