Macy Faculty Scholars Webinars

The Macy Foundation is hosting two webinars to provide an opportunity to hear from the President of the Macy Foundation about the Macy Faculty Scholars Program. The Webinars will cover the program’s goals and...

Transforming Pediatric Residency Training to Improve Care for Underserved Children

The call for proposals is now open for Transforming Pediatric Residency Training to Improve Care for Underserved Children: A Team-Based Approach Grant. The goal of this grant is to help residency programs improve...

Online Application for Macy Faculty Scholars Program Now Available

The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation is now accepting online applications for the Faculty Scholars program. The closing date for applications is March 15, 2011. The Macy Faculty Scholars program will help develop the next...

100 Years After Flexner: Medical Education Ushers In New Era of Reform

One hundred years ago, a scathing indictment of American medical schools known as the Flexner Report led to sweeping reforms in physician education. A century later, medical education is again in need of major change...

Med School Mapper: New Tool Illustrates Impact of Schools on Access to Primary Care

Last month, a unique medical school mapping tool launched to illustrate the impact schools have on their community. A project of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation and developed by the Robert Graham Center for Policy...

Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Launches First Faculty Scholars Program

To develop the next generation of national leaders in medical and nursing education, the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation today unveiled a new funding initiative: the Macy Faculty Scholars Program. The Faculty Scholars...

Educating Nurses and Physicians: Toward New Horizons

I am pleased to share with you the report “Educating Nurses and Physicians: Toward New Horizons,” a summary of the June 2010 invitational conference hosted by the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation and The Carnegie Foundation...