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2020: What does it mean for women leaders in health and health care?
The Macy Foundation is excited to begin 2020 with the launch of Macy Notes: From the desk of Dr. Holly J. Humphrey, a regular blog featuring thoughts from the President, commentary on noteworthy topics in health...
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2020: A New Decade with New Opportunities
This past year held both triumphant, joyful moments as well as troubling events. Holly Humphrey looks forward into the new decade at how health professionals and the institutions who train them have the...
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Honoring Our Friend and Colleague, Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan
The Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation wishes to remember and celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan, a friend to the Foundation in many ways.
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Why We Need More Hispanic Doctors
More than 18% of people in the United States are Hispanic, yet only 5% of U.S. doctors are Hispanic. We need a health care workforce that is diverse, that looks like and has had experiences like the public it serves.
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New Research Q&A: Creating Safe and Effective Implicit Bias Training
We spoke with 2016 Macy Faculty Scholar and Associate Professor of Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Cristina Gonzalez, MD, MEd about her research and challenges of training students on implicit bias.
Call for Applications: 2020 Macy Faculty Scholars Program
We are pleased to invite applications for our tenth class of Macy Faculty Scholars. The deadline for applications is February 5, 2020. Learn more and start your application today!
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Social Determinants of Health: A required curriculum
As our healthcare system changes to a model that promotes not only treating and curing disease but preventing illness in the first place, doctors must be prepared to keep their patients healthy.