New Board Grants Awarded

The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation is pleased to support two new innovative projects to improve health professions education.

Macy Faculty Scholar Jennifer Myers on Patient Safety

Macy Faculty Scholar Jennifer Myers discusses patient safety.

Macy Faculty Scholar Eve Colson on Collaborative Care

Eve Colson of the Yale University School of Medicine, a 2011 Macy Faculty Scholar, talks about her work on curriculum reform aimed at fostering teamwork and building better connections with patients.

Changing Graduate Medical Education to Maintain the Public’s Trust

Last week, we released the Foundation’s latest report on graduate medical education in the United States. The report calls for major changes in the way we train residents. A broad panel of leaders generated the...

Cultural Competencies Matter in Health Professions Education

Narrowing and eventually eliminating health disparities will require that we tackle the cultural and linguistic barriers that hinder the ability of our health care system to provide quality care to all.

Thibault Discusses GME Cuts, Reforms In Op-Ed

Cutting what Medicare spends to fund graduate medical education training may be an easy target. But it is shortsighted and not in the best interest of the American public. At a time when we need to address a serious...

The Importance of Reforming Continuing Medical Education

As we work to ensure doctors are equipped with the right skills to practice in today’s health care system, we must consider how best to educate both new and experienced professionals to provide collaborative care and...