The trade delegations are very well organized. I had a chance to meet leaders in the health care industry from the United States and as well as from the country we visited. It is an excellent forum to learn and exchange information.

— Baltej Maini, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Fallon Clinic & Foundation, 2001

The Academy for International Health Studies, founded in 1993, arranges trade/study missions for senior US healthcare executives. Traveling to a different country each year, these missions foster intellectual and cultural exchange. Academy delegates benefit from insights gained from an improved understanding of the global healthcare marketplace.

Each mission consists of academic presentations from university professors, government officials, medical experts and private sector representatives. In addition to four days of interactive classroom discussions, delegates also have ample opportunity to explore the host destination and network with their peers.

Participation in Academy missions is by invitation only. Approximately 40 executives are selected for each trip, representing healthcare systems, health plans and managed care organizations. Healthcare market leaders affiliated with the Academy include Alere Medical, American Specialty Health, CIGNA HealthCare, Kaiser Permanente, Medimetrix, Pacificare, and Pfizer.

Mission destinations have included: Australia, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Czech Republic, England, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Mexico, Prague, The Netherlands, South Africa, Spain and Sweden.

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