AAHC Holds Graduate Medical Education (GME) Regional Roundtable at the University of Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON, May 5, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC) will hold the third of its regional roundtable series on graduate medical education (GME) reform this Thursday, May 7, at the University of Pennsylvania. The roundtable discussion will be chaired by J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, executive vice president for the health system, dean, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, and Steven A. Wartman, MD, PhD, AAHC president and CEO. 

"We continue to gather important feedback from our members and other thought leaders, which is necessary to obtain a thorough and reasoned perspective on this critical issue," said AAHC President Dr. Wartman. "Gaining regional feedback will enhance our national perspective in developing ideas for GME in the future."   

The GME roundtable series, developed at the request of AAHC members, brings together GME experts from seven regions across the United States - including the leadership of academic health centers as well as local stakeholders - to identify and discuss many aspects of the impact of GME reform. Roundtables have also been held at Emory University in Atlanta and the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. 

The roundtable in Philadelphia will specifically consider the current GME system in light of evolving healthcare delivery models and the desire to incentivize innovation necessary to meet future healthcare needs. While AAHC has not taken a position on GME reform per se, the Association believes that any reform of the GME system must be considered as part of a national health strategy that will play an increasingly important role in care delivery in the 21^st century.    

AAHC is a non-profit association dedicated to advancing the nation's health and well-being through the vigorous leadership of academic health centers.

SOURCE Association of Academic Health Centers

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