title: Academic medicine must take its global role: the M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers and Medical Universities.
authors.affiliation: Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany. Mazda.Adli@charite.de
authors.forename: Mazda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adli
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kleinert
authors.forename: Stephen K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Detlev
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ganten