Levey G S
J Investig Med. 1996 Apr;44(4):106-12.
While academic medical centers all over the country currently face challenging times, no area has been harder hit by managed care than California. The ruthless cost-cutting and competition for health care contracts dealt a severe blow to both public and private hospitals. While many physicians in that market are looking to relocate elsewhere, Gerald Levey recently returned from a top level position at Merck & Co. to helm the school of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. Prior to Merck, Levey was chairman of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, president of the Association of Professors of Medicine, and a member of the Board of Governors of the American Board of Internal Medicine. Now, as other Los Angeles hospitals are on the brink of closure, Levey has the formidable task of directing the UCLA Medical Center into the future. Interviewed in his office in sunny southern California, Levey reflected on UCLA's strategy in a highly competitive market and the cloudy horizon facing academic centers in the United States.
目前，美国各地的学术医疗中心都面临着艰难时期，但受管理式医疗冲击最严重的地区莫过于加利福尼亚州。无情的成本削减以及对医疗保健合同的竞争，给公立和私立医院都带来了沉重打击。在那个市场中，许多医生都打算另谋高就，而杰拉尔德·利维最近刚从默克公司的高层职位上卸任，转而执掌加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校的医学院。在加入默克公司之前，利维曾担任匹兹堡大学医学院院长、医学教授协会主席以及美国内科医学委员会理事会成员。如今，当洛杉矶的其他医院濒临倒闭之际，利维肩负着引领加州大学洛杉矶分校医疗中心走向未来的艰巨任务。在阳光明媚的南加州他的办公室里接受采访时，利维思考了加州大学洛杉矶分校在高度竞争市场中的策略，以及美国学术中心面临的不明朗前景。
