Publications by authors named "Melanie M Lazarus"
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- Organizations today are complex and constantly evolving, with the Military Health System undergoing significant changes to improve healthcare delivery, including a transition to the Air Force Medical Command (AFMEDCOM) structure.
- In February 2024, a diverse group of stakeholders convened to explore medical education and training for the Air Force using systems theory and ecosystem mapping, aiming to create a more resilient organizational model.
- The paper discusses the ecosystem approach's theoretical framework and its application in restructuring the Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) for better stakeholder relationships and re-optimization in response to challenges like Great Power Competition.
With continued demand for health science institutions to find solutions to deliver on heightened student expectations despite smaller budgets and fewer resources, the utilization of organizational improvement techniques is pervasive. Academic health care leaders are seeking effective modalities to overcome obstacles, modernize, and become more efficient. Three of the commonly used approaches for improvement are strategic planning, strategic thinking, and continuous process improvement (CPI), and these concepts have been used in a variety of forms throughout industry, higher education, and health care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn 2020, the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine hired its first civilian dean since its founding in 1918, tasked with building the school's first strategic plan to modernize and improve the institution.
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