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The article focuses on medical society, American Clinical and Climatological Association. Topics include that it was organized in 1884 by a group of physicians and scientists who set about to improve medical education, research and practice; and its initial concern was with tuberculosis and its treatment by residence in a suitable climate.

The article present constitution and by-laws of the American Clinical and Climatological Association, a group of physicians and scientists. Topics include improving medical education, research and practice; scientific and clinical aspects of medicine and its specialties as well as epidemiology, preventive and environmental medicine; and making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under the corresponding provisions of any future U.S. Internal Revenue Law.

The article focuses on constitutions and by-laws of the American Clinical and Climatological Association, a group of physicians and scientists who set about to improve medical education, research and practice. Topics include scientific and clinical aspects of medicine and its specialties as well as epidemiology, preventive and environmental medicine; retaining a continuing interest in the influence of global climate changes on health and disease; and nominations of officers & council members.

The article presents information on the constitution and by-laws of the American Clinical and Climatological Association (ACCA). The ACCA was organized in 1884 by a group of physicians and scientists to improve medical education, research and practice in the U.S. ACCA is an exempt organizations under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Academic health centers (AHCs) are the nation's primary resource for healthcare discovery, innovation, and training. US healthcare revenue growth has declined sharply since 2009, and is forecast to remain well below historic levels for the foreseeable future. As the cost of education and research at nearly all AHCs is heavily subsidized through large transfers from clinical care margins, our institutions face a mounting crisis. Choices centering on how to increase the cost-effectiveness of the AHC enterprise require unprecedented levels of alignment to preserve an environment that nurtures creativity. Management processes require governance models that clarify decision rights while harnessing the talents and the intellectual capital of a large, diverse enterprise to nimbly address unfamiliar organizational challenges. This paper describes key leadership tactics aimed at propelling AHCs along this journey -- one that requires from all leaders a commitment to resilience, optimism, and willingness to embrace change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With rapid changes in health care and academic medicine, deans and medical educators need to carefully optimize medical education in order to best prepare our students for the future. Fundamentally, it is critical that future medical practitioners develop curious minds that look beyond the obvious to ask questions not yet asked and glean reality. This paper summarizes optimal adult learning, including (for example) concepts such as deliberate practice, active and interactive learning, and the flipped classroom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses life & career of Dr. Sherman Mellinkoff, dean of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine for 24 years. Topics include his early interest in liver disease and writing on a variety of topics such as carbohydrate metabolism, medical education and the responsibilities of medicine; under his leadership a comprehensive cancer center opened at the school; and Sherman Mellinkoff Faculty Award for doctor-patient relationships and medical education.

The biomedical research infrastructure of our academic medical centers elucidates disease mechanisms and develops diagnostic tests and treatments with scientific rigor, but the mechanism for reliably moving these findings into clinical settings lacks careful design. Hence, there is a wide gap between medical discoveries and the health benefit realized by the U.S. population. Performance improvement (PI) is a discipline that focuses on intentional redesign of core processes in our health system to close these gaps. The application of PI science is more consequential to health outcomes as is traditional biomedical research. This article describes why application and recognition of PI science as a discipline is imperative and why we should require training with similar intensity in undergraduate medical education (UME) and graduate medical education (GME). It also proposes investment in infrastructure (developing faculty expertise) and rigorous fellowships, which are, perhaps, more likely to thrive in teaching hospitals with a strong clinical mission. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Academic medical centers are rapidly evolving into academic health systems with expanding clinical activity. These changes coupled with financial pressures due to decreased clinical reimbursements and failure of the NHLBI budget to keep pace with inflation are challenging the ability to succeed in all our missions. New governance structures and financial models may be necessary to success in our research and educational missions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the memorial tribute to Michael J. Dunn, a respected member of the American Clinical and Climatological Association (ACCA), and his wife Patricia Dunn. It highlights Michael's accomplished career in medicine, his leadership roles, and contributions to nephrology research, as well as his dedication to family and work-life balance.

The article focuses on the memorial tribute to Dr. John Gill Bartlett, a renowned infectious disease specialist and Professor Emeritus of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The topics include Dr. Bartlett's significant contributions to infectious disease research, his key accomplishments in the field, and his lasting impact on medical education and patient care.

The University of Kansas School of Medicine (KUSOM) educates physicians to meet the needs of a rural and increasingly diverse state. In 2014, the school’s curriculum was not aligned with student needs and faculty desires. Concurrently, the state teamed with philanthropic sources to fund the construction of a new health education building (HEB), resulting in a unique opportunity to simultaneously construct a building and a new curriculum. To support the needs of KUSOM students, the faculty developed the Active, Competency-based, Excellence-driven (ACE) curriculum. ACE focuses on multiple forms of active education including flipped classrooms, case-based collaborative and problem-based learning, and inter-professional and simulation-based activities. The HEB was designed to support ACE with large flat learning studios, small group rooms, and multiple simulation spaces. This unique opportunity to innovate the form and function of KUSOM medical education forever changed the future of medicine in Kansas and provided a paradigm for curricular change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The design of a new medical education building sought through art to create awareness of important values in physicians. An antique silk embroidery depicting Aesculapius crowning a man charged to protect the medical profession from quackery is placed at the beginning of the space leading into the simulation laboratories to highlight the importance of competency. A charcoal drawing by an important regional artist conveys the message that trust can arise from vulnerability, with optimal mentoring being the outcome. A round table with an authentic French Art Deco lantern and a commissioned table designed as an interpretation of the lantern create the sense of importance that fosters critical thinking and professionalism. An outdoor terrace was designed to challenge residents and medical students to become in touch with their capacity for humanism in medicine. Included among the various elements to nurture this core value are an outdoor classroom, conversation gardens, open spaces under plane trees (which are within the family of trees under which Hippocrates taught), and a reflection cove (reminiscent of those sought by poets who travelled to Ravello, Italy, in an attempt to find the meaning of life). The major focal point on the terrace is a commissioned Dale Chihuly sculpture of red reeds intended to encourage art as a form of healing and as a source of humanism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]