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The administrative structure of academic health centers is reviewed, with a view to understanding the issues of marketing psychological services within that setting. The slow changes at academic health centers to new practice styles requires psychology to formulate a market strategy addressing the traditional specialist model and another plan responsive to the emerging model emphasizing primary care. Market targets for psychologists include administration, physicians, and patients. Presently, the Association of Medical School Psychologists is working with the Association of Academic Health Centers to design a marketing program targeting leaders at academic health centers.
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Frank, R.G. Marketing Psychology at Academic Health Centers. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 4, 41–49 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026227919514
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