Purpose
Convened in 2022, the AAHC President’s Council* on the Learning Health System focused on concerns at the level of the most senior leaders of academic health centers, such as delineating the leadership role of the academic health center in establishing and maintaining a learning health system, determining what questions a top leader should ask their direct reports to track the progress of a learning health system, and delineating the benefits and risks associated with a learning health system for an academic health center.
The members of the council met via various forums throughout the year to examine learning health systems at academic health centers and to develop resources that may include:
- An inventory of innovative learning health system models.
- A key considerations document to guide leadership in tracking the progress of a learning health system.
- An interactive and engaging session for members at the Alliance annual meeting and the AAHCI Global Innovation Forum.
- A curated and annotated collection of relevant key readings.
- Other materials as deemed important by the council.
*Prior to the Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC)--AAMC merger in 2022, the councils were known as the AAHC President’s Councils.
Council Members
Deborah German, MD
Chair
Dean, University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Vice President for Health Affairs
University of Central Florida
Naser Ammash, MD
CEO
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
Jerry Balentine, DO
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
New York Institute of Technology
Richard Barohn, MD
Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
University of Missouri-Columbia
David Burn, MBBS, MA (Oxford), MRCP, MD
Pro-Vice Chancellor of Medical Sciences
Newcastle Health Innovation Partners
Archana Chatterjee, MD, PhD
Dean, Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Vice President for Medical Affairs
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Harold Collard, MD
Associate Vice Chancellor of Clinical Research
University of California, San Francisco
Eric Elster, MD
Dean
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine
Toni Ganzel, MD
Vice President for Academic Medical Affairs
University of Louisville
Steven Goldstein, MD, PhD, FAAP, MA
Vice Chancellor of Health Affairs
University of California, Irvine
Jane Gunn, FAHMS, FRACGP, PhD
Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
University of Melbourne
Gustavo Quintero Hernández, MD
Dean, School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Universidad del Rosario
Frank Rühli, Dr. med., EMBA
Founding Chair and Director, Institute of Evolutionary Medicine
Dean, Faculty of Medicine
University of Zurich Medical School
Steven Kanter, MD
Ex Officio Member
President and CEO
Association of Academic Health Centers/International
Lauren Maggio, PhD
Programs Scholar
AAHC
Learning Health System Resources
“AAHC President’s Council on the Learning Health System: Key Resources” (PDF)