| Academic medical centers and underserved communities: modern complexities of an enduring relationship. | |
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PMID: 20690324 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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BACKGROUND: Most private academic medical centers are located in underserved areas, yet fiscal pressures have led many to struggle with balancing their commitment to surrounding communities with other missions. OBJECTIVE: To explore stakeholders' views regarding the ethical, legal, and financial obligations of private academic medical centers to their surrounding neighborhoods. DESIGN, PARTICIPANTS, AND MEASURES: QualitatiVe analysis of key informant interviews during 2008 with medical students, faculty and community physicians, administrators, and community health leaders at a large urban academic medical center. Grounded theory was used to iteratively review, code, and revise a taxonomy of themes, with abstraction of illustrative quotes. RESULTS: Nineteen in-depth interviews were conducted. All respondents believed academic medical centers have an obligation to their surrounding communities but characterized the extent of this obigation in a variety of ways. Respondents disagreed about how the core mission of an academic center should be defined, although many recognized the tripartite mission, conflict centered on the balance that should be sought between research and clinical care. A majority of interviewees expressed frustration with the nation's current health care system. Many provided unprompted recommendations regarding how academic medical centers might engage their underserved communities, including conducting formal needs analyses, promoting ongoing dialogue, and using information technology to bridge the provision of clinical care in community and academic settings. CONCLUSIONS: These data provide enriching perspectives from stakeholders regarding this enduring yet evolving relationship. The diversity of views illustrates one of the challenges that will accompany health care reform impacting academic medical centers and their surrounding, often underserved, communities. |
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Authors:
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Allison Lale; Rachael Moloney; G Caleb Alexander |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the National Medical Association Volume: 102 ISSN: 0027-9684 ISO Abbreviation: J Natl Med Assoc Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-08-09 Completed Date: 2010-09-29 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7503090 Medline TA: J Natl Med Assoc Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 605-13 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Pritzker School of Medicine, The University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Academic Medical Centers* Adult Aged Attitude to Health Community-Institutional Relations* Female Humans Interviews as Topic Male Medically Underserved Area Middle Aged United States Urban Population |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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K08 HS15699-01A1/HS/AHRQ HHS |
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