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...

2011 Macy Faculty Scholars

Five medicine and nursing faculty members from health professions schools across the country have been selected as the 2011 Macy Faculty Scholars. They are: Eve R. Colson, MD—Yale University Alan Dow, MD,...

Five Nurse and Physician Academic Leaders Join First Class of Macy Faculty Scholars

Foundation’s New Program Offers Mentorship, $1 Million in Support to Lead Innovations in Health Professions Education New York, NY—The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation today named five medicine and nursing faculty members...

Macy Faculty Scholars: First Class

It is with great pleasure that we announced today the first cohort of Macy Faculty Scholars. These five scholars represent the next generation of innovators in health professions education. They will lead important...

Building a Foundation for Team-Based Care

We have good evidence that health care delivered in teams is more efficient and leads to better outcomes for patients. But, while we are beginning to break down the silos that doctors, nurses and other health...

Macy and IMAP Issue RFA for Second Year of Joint Professionalism Initiative

The Institute on Medicine as a Profession (IMAP) and the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation are issuing a second request for applications for their joint Education and Training to Professionalism Initiative (ETPI). IMAP and...

Steve Schoenbaum Reflects on First Months As Macy Advisor, Looks Ahead

It was with great pleasure that I joined the Macy Foundation as special advisor to the president in January, 2011. I have had a long and varied career in health care that I hope to leverage on Macy’s behalf. My...