Visionary leadership drives partnership focused on raising standard of excellence for leading Turkish health care provider
A center of excellence for oncology and neurosciences, and the development of education programs to address nursing and clinical practice needs, are among the objectives of an alliance established in October 2003 between HMI and Acibadem Health Group. Consisting of two hospitals, three outpatient clinics, and several clinical laboratories, Acibadem Health Group is the most advanced health care organization in Turkey.

BioSecurity 2003 explores progress made—and challenges that remain
Research is being conducted, teams are being built, priorities are being reassessed and reordered—and information exchanges like those at BioSecurity 2003 are becoming part of the fabric of a new culture of security, medical preparedness, and emergency response. But the underlying impression left by these three October days of status updates, lessons learned, and technological revelations is that the global community of health care professionals and government officials engaged in biosecurity efforts is a work-in-progress.