News and Commentary
Harvard Macy Institute
In the 20 years since the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation provided seed funding, the Harvard Macy Institute (HMI) has grown from an initial set of two annually offered courses, to five separate course offerings in Boston,...
Macy Faculty Scholar Kelly Karpa on Interprofessional Education
Kelly Karpa, PhD, RPh, of Penn State College of Medicine discusses her new interprofessional program to teach medical and nurse practitioner students about medications.
Modern Healthcare on the New Era of IPE
Last week, Modern Healthcare’s Andis Robeznieks reported on the growing number of academic medical centers and health systems around the country that are offering training to students and working professionals in how...
Are Med School Grads Prepared to Practice Medicine?
Pauline Chen, MD, health blogger for The New York Times Well Blog, recently wrote about the transition new medical grads go through when they start their internships or residencies.
New Issue Brief on Developing new-models-for-clinical-education
We are pleased to share with you our latest issue brief on developing new-models-for-clinical-education, one of five areas where we focus our grantmaking.
Teaching to Care for the Chronically Ill: The InterACT Program
In 2010 we challenged ourselves to create a longitudinal-integrated clerkship at an urban tertiary medical center. Incorporating several unique venues at the Icahn School of Medicine such as a student-run free clinic...
Macy Faculty Scholar Jennifer Myers on Graduate Medical Education
Jennifer Myers, MD of the University of Pennsylvania reflects on her two years as a Macy Faculty Scholar. Dr. Myers was part of our inaugural 2011 Class.