title: Future role of academic medical centers.
abstract: Academic medical centers face many future challenges; success will not come as easily as it has in the past. Building on strengths of the past, as well as reorganizing to address emerging issues, will be the keys to success.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000639:trends*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000191:economics; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000592:standards; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States