The way forward on COVID-19: a road map to reset the nation's approach to the pandemic

The way forward on COVID-19: a road map to reset the nation's approach to the pandemic

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Contributor(s):
Association of American Medical Colleges, issuing body.
Publication:
Washington, DC : Association of American Medical Colleges, July 29, 2020
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
COVID-19 -- prevention & control
Health Care Reform
Public Health
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
The AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) offers the following road map to reset the nation's approach to the pandemic. The AAMC has as its members all 155 accredited medical schools in the United States and 17 in Canada, more than 400 teaching hospitals and health systems, and more than 70 academic societies. Collectively known as "academic medicine," these institutions and their leaders, physicians, scientists, health care teams, learners, and staff have been among the many health care professionals on the frontlines of the pandemic, caring for patients, testing for the virus, developing effective treatment protocols, and researching possible vaccines. As one of the key sources of innovation in the nation's health care system, academic medicine is critical to ensuring that this battle will be won. But to succeed, we must act together and now. This plan focuses on a set of immediate, evidence-based, commonsense actions the AAMC believes is essential to contain the virus and end the pandemic by addressing critical shortages, improving and broadening testing, reducing the virus's spread, reopening schools safely, expanding health insurance coverage, and prioritizing distribution of the vaccine. It also identifies longer-term actions that must be taken to protect and strengthen public health, reduce health disparities, and improve the overall health of our nation and its people.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (12 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101778476 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101778476