Return on investment: a qualitative approach to understanding the value of undergraduate medical education from the perspective of health system and academic leaders
The strongest reason leaders invest in student education is return on investment: education is an upfront cost, but value manifests in anticipated mission and workforce outcomes. Understanding how leaders consider the value of UME is paramount as medical educators propose collaborative efforts to enhance investment in clinician educators and curricular efforts.
Authors
- Sheilah Jiménez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5810-1299)
- Michelle E. Kiger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4506-6030)
- A. Neumeier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0556-1101)
- Troy Kincaid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2471-7597)
- Jennifer E. Adams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5433-8600)
- Tai Lockspeiser
- Ann Poncelet
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- The Medical Center of Aurora (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Academic Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/acamed/wvaf084
- Primary Topic
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00