<International Circulation>: Last year in your acceptance speech in Atlanta you said that ACC was at a “crucial crossroads” in that patient/physician relationship was at unprecedented stress.  What was the meaning of those comments?

   《国际循环》：去年在亚特兰大，在你的就职演讲中说，医/患关系面临前所未有的压力，ACC是在一个“关键的十字路口”。这些评论是什么意思呢？

      Prof. Brindis:  The changing transition in our healthcare reform system has put a lot of stress on the patient/physician relationship.  Going forward we are going to be working hard to make sure we maximize the value of the patient physician relationship， often seen in a private practice environment， to be able to adapt to change patient care delivery systems， in changing physician payment systems to be able to maintain the good qualities but to be able to practice medicine in a cost effective， efficient， and integrated manner， which I personally believe will lead to higher quality of care.  These are significant stresses going on but within a 3-5 year period out healthcare system is going to be in a much better place. 

    Brindis教授：在我们的医疗改革制度转变的过渡中对医/患关系施加了相当大的压力。展望未来，我们将努力工作确保将医/患关系的价值最大化，一个私人执业环境往往能够适应患者保健系统的改变和为了维持医疗服务质量，更加符合成本效益比、更有效的综合行医方式而进行的医师支付系统的改变，，我个人认为将会提高医疗质量。这些都是当前面临的明显压力，但在3～5年后卫生保健系统的状况会更好。