title: [Relationship between the university and the National Health Services: the experience in northern Italy].
abstract: The paper summarises the results of the experiences presented at the "Meeting on Public Health in Northern Regions" held in Milan. Despite the differences seen at local level the importance of interaction between "academic" expertise and field attachment is seen as crucial. Actual legislation pushes toward considering the academic role as a result of the development of teaching, research, health care skills. The paper consider that also a public health doctor in practising should see his role as the result of a mix of "health care, research and teaching" abilities so that a harmonisation looks possible in so far as they know each other and work for the same objectives although in a different context. On the other hand, the University should perceive itself as service given to a community. So, in conclusion, if politics means the common interest in the public affairs this fourth dimension should join the three considered above in general terms and particularly in the field of Public Health Medicine.
authors.affiliation: Ist. di Igiene e Medicina Preventiva, Università degli Studi di Milano, Ospedale Maggiore IRCCS, Milano. antonio.pagano@unimi.it
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pagano
mesh_terms: D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D004501:Education, Medical; D006291:Health Policy; D006785:Hospitals, University; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007558:Italy; D009313:National Health Programs; D011634:Public Health; D012106:Research; D012581:Schools, Public Health; D014495:Universities
vernacular_title: Rapporti tra Università e Territorio: l'esperienza dell'Italia Settentrionale.