Friday, October 2, 2020

Chang featured in AAMC News

Michael Chang, M.D., associate vice president of medical affairs at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, was featured in the lead story in the Oct. 1 edition of AAMC News, a weekly newsletter that shares information about North America’s 172 accredited medical schools and 400+ teaching hospitals. Chang also serves as chief medical officer for USA Health.

Founded in 1876, the Association of American Medical Colleges serves and leads the academic medicine community to improve the health of all. Based in Washington, D.C., the AAMC is a not-for-profit association dedicated to transforming health care through medical education, patient care, medical research, and community collaborations.

The AAMC collaborates with its members, including those at the USA College of Medicine, and their community partners to make progress towards health equity, address public health crises, and ensure that all people can get the care they need from a diverse, inclusive, and culturally responsive physician workforce.

The article featuring Chang was about challenges faced by academic medical centers weathering natural disasters such as Hurricane Sally. 

Read more here: https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/hurricanes-wildfires-and-ongoing-pandemic-how-academic-medical-centers-are-coping-competing-crises