Reflections from the AAMC Annual Meeting in San Francisco California

Macy President George Thibault, MD, reflects on the recent Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) annual meeting in San Francisco, where he was impressed with the enthusiasm for reforming how we educate and...

The New York Times on Women in Academic Medicine:

The New York Times recently highlighted the results of a Macy-funded study on the experiences of women and men working in medical schools. The study, led by Linda H. Pololi, MD, of Brandeis University, was published...

Retooling for Quality and Safety: The Results Are In!

Read results from the IHI project Retooling for Quality and Safety, published in the December issue of Health Affairs

Call for Applications: 2013 Macy Faculty Scholars Program

We are pleased to invite applications for the 2013 class of Macy Faculty Scholars. Selected faculty will join our 10 talented Macy Faculty Scholars in driving innovations in health professions education.

The Macy Story

Since 1930, the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation has worked to improve health in the United States. To understand how we’ve carried out that mission and our impact over the last 82 years, we’ve published a history of the...

Guest Editorial: Looking at Interprofessional Education in the United States

Interprofessional education has been flourishing over the past five years. George E. Thibault, MD, president of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, describes through his guest editorial in the Journal of Interprofessional...

Exploring the Foundation of Team-Based Care

Last week, an Institute of Medicine (IOM) working group—comprised of a patient advocate, physician, registered nurse, physician assistant, social worker and pharmacist—shared insights from their discussions about the...