Are Med School Grads Prepared to Practice Medicine?

Pauline Chen, MD, health blogger for The New York Times Well Blog, recently wrote about the transition new medical grads go through when they start their internships or residencies.

New Issue Brief on Developing new-models-for-clinical-education

We are pleased to share with you our latest issue brief on developing new-models-for-clinical-education, one of five areas where we focus our grantmaking.

George Thibault on the President’s Budget Proposal

President Obama’s 2015 budget calls for major increases in funding to expand primary care, including doubling funding for the National Health Service Corps and increasing the number of residency slots for doctors...

Innovations in Medical Education: Aligning Education with the Needs of the Public

Macy President George E. Thibault, MD spoke to faculty and staff of Quinnipiac University’s Center for Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences on innovations in health professions education. Dr. Thibault’s talk focused...

George Thibault on the Importance of Medical Professionalism

The Macy Foundation and the Institute on Medicine as a Profession (IMAP) recently extended the proposal deadline for the Education and Training to Professionalism Initiative. Macy President George Thibault shares why...

New Issue Brief on Expanding the Curriculum Content for Health Professional Education

We are pleased to share with you our latest issue brief on providing new-curriculum-content for health professionals, one of five areas where we focus our grantmaking.

George Thibault on Teaching the Social Factors of Health

There is increasing attention being given to the relationship between social factors and health care. This month, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Commission to Build a Healthier America released a set of...