"Advancing the Academic Health System for the Future," a report produced by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Advisory Panel for Health Care in partnership with Manatt Health Solutions, presents a framework that will help academic medical centers move to a sustainable model in the future. The report focuses on eight primary themes developed from interviews with 13 institutions that were selected by the panel as representatives of emerging leaders in clinical care. It is intended for use by the leaders of academic medical centers, medical schools, faculty group practices and universities and serves as a "real-world" tool for assessing and evaluating where institutions are and how they can move to a sustainable model to create a transformed healthcare environment.