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How Technology Can Enhance Health Professions Education
Digital technology is transforming how all of us live, communicate, and get information. It’s no different for health professions education, where leaders are navigating how to harness technology to help students...
Macy Faculty Scholar Douglas Larsen on Transforming the Educational Ecosystem
Douglas Larsen, MD, MEd, of the Washington University School of Medicine, discusses his new self-regulated learning program aimed at building a collaborative educational setting.
Start the New Semester with a New Issue Brief!
We are pleased to share with you our latest issue brief on Providing Faculty Development For Health Professions Education, one of five areas where we focus our grantmaking.
Using Technology to Help Students Continuously Learn
Ryan Haynes, PhD, and Shiv Gaglani, co-founders of the innovative learning platform, Osmosis, are transforming the way health professions students learn and retain information. We caught up with Shiv and Ryan to learn...
Macy Faculty Scholar Sarah Peyre on Patient-Centered Technology
Sarah Peyre, EdD, of the University of Rochester Schools of Medicine and Nursing, discusses her field research and training modules to make health care technology more humanistic and patient-centered.
Web Conference Recording: Enhancing Health Professions Education through Technology
On July 14, the Macy Foundation hosted a web conference to discuss new recommendations from a meeting of leaders in health professions education, higher education, healthcare delivery, patient advocacy and technology...
Advancing Medical Professionalism
Medical professionalism has been a core value of Alpha Omega Alpha since the society’s founding in 1902, and recently the board of directors of the society has discussed how the society can serve as a leader and a...