title: Preserving the mission.
abstract: Teaching hospitals and medical schools are changing with the times, but the authors argue that other players in the delivery system--government, insurers, hospitals, and health systems--must share in the effort to preserve the nation's medical education and research infrastructure.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Dickler
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Fishman
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000191:economics; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010934:Planning Techniques; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000191:economics; D014146:Training Support / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States