News and Commentary
New Academy Professorship honors medical education icon
Dean for Medical Education Edward M. Hundert, MD ’84, announced April 6 that the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, which is the only national foundation dedicated solely to improving the education of health professionals,...
Training Future Pediatric Providers to See Health Beyond Our Clinic Doors
Macy Faculty Scholar Ashley Darcy-Mahoney, PhD, NNP, FAAN is developing a multidisciplinary elective for nursing and medical students who want to learn about the social factors that shape health. Learn why this issue...
The Road Traveled for New Medical Schools
Twenty-one new medical schools have enrolled students since 2006, when the AAMC called for an increase in U.S. medical school enrollment. In this latest report, Dr. Mike Whitcomb looks at the six schools that have...
New Academic Medicine Papers on Competency-based, Time-variable Education
In a new Academic Medicine supplement experts explore what it will take to transition to an education system in which students advance at their own pace, as they master a set of specific concepts and skills.
An Education System that Works for Everyone
Macy Conference Chair Catherine R. Lucey, MD, discusses the importance of transitioning to competency-based, time-variable health professions education.
Improving the Maternity Care Workforce through Interprofessional Education
“Increasing the maternity care workforce to reduce shortages and planning for the future by working together while providing the best care to women and their families is a goal everyone can get on board with.”
News alert: Medical education is changing!
Dylan Masters, MD, Anesthesia Resident at UCSF and Macy Conferee, discusses the recent conference on competency-based, time-variable health professions education.