World Library  
  
Flag as Inappropriate
Email this Article

Academic health science centre

Article Id: WHEBN0018769343
Reproduction Date:

Title: Academic health science centre  
Author: World Heritage Encyclopedia
Language: English
Subject: UCL Partners, Cambridge University Health Partners, Health Science Scotland, University College London, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Collection:
Publisher: World Heritage Encyclopedia
Publication
Date:
 

Academic health science centre

An academic health science(s) centre (AHSC; also known as an academic health science(s) system, an academic health science(s) partnership or an academic medical centre) is a partnership between one or more universities and healthcare providers focusing on research, clinical services, education and training.[1] AHSCs are intended to ensure that medical research breakthroughs lead to direct clinical benefits for patients.[1] The organisational structures that comprise an AHSC can take a variety of forms, ranging from simple partnerships to, less frequently, fully integrated organisations with a single management board.[1]

There are currently AHSCs in operation in Canada, the Netherlands, Singapore, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.[2]

United Kingdom

In 2007 a review of healthcare in London led by Professor Lord Darzi, A Framework for Action, recommended the creation of a number of AHSCs.[2][3] In October 2007 Imperial College Healthcare became the first AHSC to be established in the UK when the Imperial College London Faculty of Medicine merged with the Hammersmith Hospital and St Mary's NHS trusts.[3] Four more AHSCs have subsequently been established in the UK and one is planned.[3]

The following AHSCs are currently in operation in the UK:[4][5][6]

United States

An aerial view of the Texas Medical Center
The Yale – New Haven Hospital campus in Connecticut

AHSCs currently in operation in the United States include:

Rest of the world

Kyushu University Academic Medical Center
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre

AHSCs currently in operation in the rest of the world include:

References

  1. ^ a b c "The role of academic health science systems in the transformation of medicine". The Lancet. 13 March 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "A Framework for Action". Healthcare for London. Retrieved 5 November 2010. 
  3. ^ a b c "University interventions aim to help heal a 'broken' NHS". Times Higher Education. 5 June 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2010. 
  4. ^ "Super trusts: unite and conquer". Health Service Journal. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2010. 
  5. ^ "Top hospitals link up with university to form research centre". London Evening Standard. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2010. 
  6. ^ "NHS hospitals to forge £2bn research link-up with university". The Guardian. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2010. 
  7. ^ "Home". Cambridge University Health Partners. Retrieved 5 November 2010. 
  8. ^ "Home". Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010. 
  9. ^ "Home". King's Health Partners. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010. 
  10. ^ "Home". Manchester Academic Health Science Centre. Retrieved 5 November 2010. 
  11. ^ http://www.oxfordahsn.org/
  12. ^ "Home". UCL Partners. Retrieved 5 November 2010. 
  13. ^ "Academic health sciences collaboration". The Scottish Government. Retrieved 5 November 2010. 
  14. ^ http://university.ghs.org/
  15. ^ http://www.ucd.ie/medicine/lifewithus/ourcampus/dublinacademicmedicalcentre/
Professions
Settings
Care
Skills / Training
This article was sourced from Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. World Heritage Encyclopedia content is assembled from numerous content providers, Open Access Publishing, and in compliance with The Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR), Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Public Library of Science, The Encyclopedia of Life, Open Book Publishers (OBP), PubMed, U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and USA.gov, which sources content from all federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government publication portals (.gov, .mil, .edu). Funding for USA.gov and content contributors is made possible from the U.S. Congress, E-Government Act of 2002.
 
Crowd sourced content that is contributed to World Heritage Encyclopedia is peer reviewed and edited by our editorial staff to ensure quality scholarly research articles.
 
By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. World Heritage Encyclopedia™ is a registered trademark of the World Public Library Association, a non-profit organization.
 


Copyright © World Library Foundation. All rights reserved. eBooks from Project Gutenberg are sponsored by the World Library Foundation,
a 501c(4) Member's Support Non-Profit Organization, and is NOT affiliated with any governmental agency or department.