News and Commentary
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.
George Thibault on the President’s Budget Proposal
President Obama’s 2015 budget calls for major increases in funding to expand primary care, including doubling funding for the National Health Service Corps and increasing the number of residency slots for doctors...
Innovations in Medical Education: Aligning Education with the Needs of the Public
Macy President George E. Thibault, MD spoke to faculty and staff of Quinnipiac University’s Center for Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences on innovations in health professions education. Dr. Thibault’s talk focused...
George Thibault on the Importance of Medical Professionalism
The Macy Foundation and the Institute on Medicine as a Profession (IMAP) recently extended the proposal deadline for the Education and Training to Professionalism Initiative. Macy President George Thibault shares why...
Macy Faculty Scholar Lauren Meade on Hospital Discharge Training
Lauren Meade, MD, of Tufts University Medical School discusses her new interprofessional course focused on care transitions.
Months of Connecting: What I Have Learned
Barbara Brandt, PhD, Director, National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education shares what she has learned over the past 15 months.