News and Commentary
Preparing the Ground for Interprofessional Education
William Branch, MD, describes an initiative to lay the groundwork for instituting interprofessional education (IPE). Dr. Branch first shares the Emory experience, and outlines plans for future expansion of the program.
Lauren Meade on Being a Macy Faculty Scholar
Lauren Meade, MD, of Tufts University Medical School is part of Macy’s 2013 Scholar Class. As a Macy Faculty Scholar, Meade developed a new competency-based curriculum focused on providing safe and effective hospital...
“How are you going to sustain it when the grant runs out?”
Former grantee, Mark Earnest of UC Anschutz Medical Campus, discusses strategies employed to sustain a grant-funded initiative to expand their IPE program.
Kelly Karpa on Being a Macy Faculty Scholar
Kelly Karpa, PhD, RPh, of Penn State College of Medicine is part of Macy’s 2013 Scholar Class. As a Macy Faculty Scholar, Karpa developed an education project that brought medical, nurse practitioner, and pharmacy...
Simulation is for Faculty Development: Experience from the Center for Medical Simulation
Over ten years ago, the Macy Foundation supported the Center for Medical Simulation with grant funding over three years to develop a program for training instructors to effectively use simulation. That funding...
Shared Values In Primary Care
Macy has helped make possible some of Primary Care Progress’ most important initiatives, including the Gregg Stracks Leadership Summit and the student hotspotting project. PCP sat down with President Dr. George...
Wrenetha Julion on Being a Macy Faculty Scholar
Wrenetha Julion, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, of Rush University Medical Center’s College of Nursing is part of Macy’s 2012 Scholar Class. As a Macy Faculty Scholar, Julion developed a cultural competency course for health...