Academic Collaboration to Advance Healthcare Supply Chain Theory & Practice
Founded in 2009, the Academic Council for Healthcare Supply Chain Research brings together academicians involved in healthcare supply chain research and education. The Council meets annually to share research projects and outcomes, syllabi, ideas, and to discuss the issues they face in the course of conducting supply chain research and teaching.
Mission Statement
To identify research issues and opportunities in healthcare supply chain management, to adopt the theoretical and methodological perspectives most likely to provide value, to help determine dissemination strategies for bridging the gap between research and practice, and to provide a knowledge base for policymakers to enact policies to improve healthcare system performance.
Goals
- Advance healthcare supply chain theory and practice
- Identify best practices, theories, concepts, and models developed in the non-healthcare setting and transpose them into healthcare
- Provide a forum for exposure and dissemination of research
- Develop connections with supply chain leaders in healthcare
- Help determine effective translation and dissemination strategies for healthcare supply chain research
- Influence the development of robust data sources for healthcare supply chain research
- Work collectively to identify funding sources
- Share knowledge (white papers, articles, publications)
- Exchange teaching materials (syllabi, textbooks used, etc) for courses in healthcare supply chain management
Value for Research Members
- Exposure to research projects on healthcare supply chain management
- The potential for collaboration on research with other healthcare supply chain researchers
- Dissemination of member work through AHRMM meetings and publications
- The opportunity to influence the field in an actionable way through AHRMM
- The opportunity to network with AHRMM members for generation of research ideas
- The potential for additional research sites, funding, and student internship opportunities through the AHRMM membership
Value for AHRMM Members
- Exposure to current research on healthcare supply chain management through AHRMM publications and meetings
- The opportunity to bring forth current ideas and influence research conducted by the academic council members
- The ability to network with academic researchers at AHRMM meetings and focus groups
- The opportunity for your organization to be a research site
- Access to information about academic programs in healthcare supply chain management and students for internships in your organization
