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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...

Dr. Joan Reede, Dean at Harvard Medical School, On Macy Grant and Workforce Diversity

In 2007, Dr. Reede and her colleague Emorcia V. Hill, PhD, received a grant from the Macy Foundation for nearly $1 million to establish a Center for the Study of Diversity in Science and within the Office for...

Macy and IMAP Presidents Reflect on New Professionalism Initiative Grants

The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation and the Institute on Medicine as a Profession (IMAP) have recently forged a collaboration to improve the education of physicians. Macy president George Thibault, M.D., and IMAP president...

Macy President Co-authors Call for Reform of GME Financing

Today’s issue of Modern Healthcare features a column by George E. Thibault, M.D., President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, and Dr. Michael Johns, chancellor of Emory University in Atlanta and chair of the GME...

Commentary: Column Highlights Need for Fresh Ideas on GME

The New England Journal of Medicine recently featured a column titled “Transforming Graduate Medical Education to Improve Health Care Value” by Glenn Hackbarth and Cristina Boccuti. The authors highlight the need for...

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...