To the Editor: In a recent perspective in the Journal, Theile and colleagues called for national leadership in the creation of academic health science centres (AHSCs) through partnerships and collaborations that better link Australian universities, research institutes and health services.1 The mission of one of the most influential AHSCs in the world, the Mayo Clinic, is to “provide the best care to every patient every day through integrated clinical practice, education and research”.2
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- 1. Theile DE, Scott IA, Martin JH, Gavrilidis A. Enabling the success of academic health science centres in Australia: where is the leadership? Med J Aust 2014; 201: 636-638. <MJA full text>
- 2. Mayo Clinical Model of Care. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. Rochester, Minn: 2002, http://www.mayo.edu/pmts/mc4200-mc4299/mc4270.pdf (accessed Apr 2015).
- 3. Goodall AH. Physician-leaders and hospital performance: Is there an association? Soc Sci Med 2011; 73: 535-539.
- 4. Henderson S, Porter RJ, Basset D, et al. Why academic psychiatry is endangered. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2015; 49: 9-12.
- 5. Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. Strategic review of health and medical research in Australia — better health through research. Final report. Canberra: DoHA, 2013, http://www.mckeonreview.org.au/ (accessed Apr 2015).
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