Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Improving health by advancing the education and training of health professionals.

Our Priorities

Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Belonging Increasing Collaboration Among Future Health Professionals Preparing Future Health Professionals to Navigate Ethical Dilemmas Learn more about our priorities

News

Call for Applications: 2021 Macy Faculty Scholars Program

We are pleased to invite applications for our eleventh class of Macy Faculty Scholars. The deadline for applications is February 10, 2021. Learn more and start your application today!

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When Parenting and Training Coincide

Macy Foundation President Holly Humphrey discusses parental leave policies and how they help encourage a sense of belonging within clinical learning environments.

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Marking Women in Medicine Month With Cautious Optimism

Macy Foundation President Holly Humphrey discusses the importance of Women in Medicine month and her optimism for the future of women in the health professions.

New Report Calls on Health Professions Schools to Eliminate Bias and Discrimination

Recommendations from the 2020 Macy Foundation Conference: Addressing Harmful Bias and Eliminating Discrimination in Health Professions Learning Environments

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Funding Opportunities

Grants

We invest in innovative projects that advance the education and training of health professionals.

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Macy Faculty Scholars

We support the careers of promising educational innovators in medicine and nursing.

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Our Grantees

Moving Student Teams Beyond the Classroom

How one institution is training first-year students to work with patients out in the community.

Working as a Team to Improve Diagnosis

A new curriculum aims to reduce medical errors.

Increasing Resident Autonomy in the Operating Room

An educational intervention is showing what it takes to help surgical residents practice independently.