News and Commentary
George Thibault Examines the New MCAT Exam
Macy President George Thibault reflects on the new MCAT exam and the impact that a revised test structure will have on medical school admissions.
Advancing Compassionate, Person- and Family-Centered Care Through IPE for Collaborative Practice
Compassion is essential for effective collaboration among healthcare professionals, patients and families. Conventional wisdom and evidence support the importance of compassionate healthcare. So why then are the...
Macy Projects Spotlighted in US News & World Report
Last week, US News & World Report’s Beth Howard reported on some of the innovative ways medical schools are transforming health professions education and building new programs to teach the doctors of tomorrow.
Macy Faculty Scholar Meg Zomorodi on Interprofessional Education
Meg Zomorodi, PhD, RN, CNL, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing, discusses her new interprofessional education curriculum across six UNC schools.
The Next Level of Patient Partnerships
Macy Special Advisor to the President, Stephen Schoenbaum, MD, MPH shares his views on what it will take to make patients truly feel a part of the health care team.
Institute of Medicine Report on GME - A Call for Reform
John K. Iglehart, national correspondent, wrote an article in a recent New England Journal of Medicine that discusses the key recommendations and challenges from the Institute of Medicine report, Graduate Medical...
Building Partnerships with Health Professions Education
Martha (Meg) E. Gaines, JD, LLM, co-chaired the April 2014 Macy conference, “Partnering with Patients, Families, and Communities to Link Interprofessional Practice and Education.” Writing for the Macy blog, Gaines...