Confluence of Policy and Leadership in Academic Health Science Centers

Academic  Health Science Centers are complex organizations with three principal  functions: the education of the next generation of health professionals;  the conduct of biomedical and clinical research that leads to new  treatments and approaches to disease; and the delivery of comprehensive  and advanced patient care.  This is the first comprehensive book that  describes in detail the knowledge and skill base necessary to  successfully lead these complex organizations.  Written by the world's  leading authorities it combines the science of leadership,  organizational structure, financial and personnel management, public  relations and communications, trainee and student policy, community  relations, and globalization.  "This volume focuses on policy  considerations that provide the foundation for AHSCs to thrive. While  the legislation, challenges, and strategies will change over time, the  need for strong policy to influence and guide organizational and  individual behavior will not. AHSCs are complex organizations that must  continue to evolve to face the multifactorial nature of health care  problems. How they do so will depend to a great extent not only on  having appropriate policies in place but also on their success in  translating these policies into effective implementation." Andrew M.  Ibrahim and M. Roy Wilson, in the Foreword  .