The Learning Academy.

Abstract The culture of medical centers is changing: A new service initiative in health care, known as the Learning Academy, is the focus of interest among leading hospitals in the United States. Several health care systems that embrace the learning organization philosophy as “listening organizations” have already joined together in an Academy Connection, a consortium that links premier health care organizations through a learning infrastructure. One of the primary goals of the Academy Connection is to facilitate the transfer of learning and knowledge about staff education, training, and performance improvement.