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Redesigning simulation-based learning environments to promote DEI and cultural humility
In honor of of Healthcare Simulation Week 2022, guest authors Drs. Cynthia Foronda (2018 Macy Faculty Scholar), Ruth Everett-Thomas, and Desiree A. Díaz share their recommendations on how faculty, and their learners,...
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On Rotation with Dr. Shirlene Obuobi: A Discussion of Race, Art, and the Rigors of Medical Training
In this edition of Macy Notes, Holly J. Humphrey speaks with one of her former medical students, Shirlene Obuobi, MD, now a cardiology fellow and published author. They discuss her debut novel and challenges faced by...
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Catalyzing Change In Graduate Medical Education: A Conversation with ACGME Board of Directors Chair Dr. Karen Nichols
Holly J. Humphrey speaks with Karen J. Nichols, DO, MA, MACOI, FACP, CS-F, chair of the Board of Directors for the ACGME, on some of the key challenges and opportunities in graduate medical education
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Social Mission and Equity in Nursing Education: Celebrating National Nurses Month with Brigit Carter, PhD, MSN, RN, CCRN
This May, we join the nation in celebrating our nursing colleagues during National Nurses Month.
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Providing Patient-Centered Care for Older Americans, and Teaching the Next Generation to do the Same: An Interview with Dr. Helen Fernandez
In this edition of Macy Notes, we recognize and celebrate Older Americans Month by speaking with Dr. Fernandez, a highly respected and accomplished geriatrician and educator at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount...
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Healthcare in the Anthropocene: the Role of Medical Education in the Climate Crisis
For decades, talk of climate change conjured up images of melting icebergs and bleached coral, tragic yet removed from the everyday human experience. Recently, however, the human health threat posed by global warming...
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A Vision of Gender Equity: Celebrating the Launch of the GEMS Alliance
As we celebrate Women’s History Month this March, we are delighted to welcome guest authors Jeanette Mladenovic, MD, MBA, and the executive board from the Gender in Equity in academic Medicine and Science (GEMS)...