THE WORLD NEEDS MORE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
As the world’s population increases, a growing shortage of health care workers threatens to undermine the incredible gains in global access to healthcare.
The Academy of Life Sciences is breaking new ground in the delivery of quality, rigorous, and modern medical education and training to healthcare professionals around the globe.
TRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE EDUCATION
For too long medical training for healthcare professionals has been rationed and economically infeasible—a luxury only the few and well-connected could afford.
The Academy of Life Sciences is transforming and leveling-up medical education:
Anyone from around the globe—from the remotest village to the most congested capital—can acquire a world-class medical education, training to pass relevant boards, and even clinical internships. This means more care, better medicine, to more people!
The world needs more capable and compassionate healthcare professionals, and we intend to train them!
THE UPCOMING HEALTHCARE WORKER CRUNCH
80 million GAP
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The world needs 80 million trained healthcare professionals to meet global demands by 2030. Without a concerted effort there will be a lack of basic healthcare for much of the world’s most vulnerable.
40% over 60
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Nearly half of the doctors in the U.S. will be over 65 and could retire in the next decade. Even affluent countries are “at risk” of diminished services and profound strains on their healthcare providers.
$47 Trillion
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The estimated cost of non-communicable diseases by 2030 could top $47 Trillion—heart disease and diabetes threaten more than health, just the costs could keep millions in poverty.
30% Women
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More than 70% of doctors are male, and 70% of nurses are female. The world needs more health workers, but we also need to develop a healthy workforce of capable of serving everyone.
THE 5+CHALLENGE: 5% MORE STUDENTS IN 5 YEARS
The Academy of Life Sciences is committed to supporting the creation of world-class healthcare professionals—as quickly as possible, as economically as feasible, and efficiently as technology permits.
To that end, the Academy is committed to increasing the total number of individuals in medical schools, healthcare training programs, and medical-related continuing education programs by 5%. In 5 years!
