The role of academic health science systems in the transformation of medicine

Reform of national health-care systems to overcome these barriers is beyond the purview of AHSSs alone, but AHSSs are the only organisations that interact with all points along the continuum. [...] we believe they can become models of horizontal integration of discovery and care delivery through reorganisation of their key structures and encouragement of cultural change that emphasises effective interfaces among academic departments, research organisations, and delivery systems, and by extending these interfaces to participate in more effective public-private partnerships.