News and Commentary
The Changing Landscape of Medical Education
A recent article in The Washington Post asks whether or not medical school should be shortened to three years, and highlights medical programs across the country that are “fast tracking” its students as a way to get...
George Thibault on Teaching the Social Factors of Health
There is increasing attention being given to the relationship between social factors and health care. This month, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Commission to Build a Healthier America released a set of...
National Center Launches New Collection of Measurement Instruments for IPE
Dr. Barbara Brandt from the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education shares how the Center is serving as a resource about what’s happening now—on the ground, in the field—in interprofessional...
Macy Faculty Scholar Webinar Recording Now Available
Watch the full recording of the January 7, 2014 Macy Faculty Scholar Webinar.
Macy Faculty Scholar Sandrijn van Schaik on Improving Communication Between Health Professionals
Sandrijn M. van Schaik, MD, PhD, of the University of California San Francisco discusses her research as a Macy Faculty Scholar to examine communication between health care professionals.
The Wall Street Journal on the Looming Primary Care Shortage
In a November Wall Street Journal article, Dr. George Thibault discussed what medical schools can be doing to help ease the looming primary care shortage.
Providing Collaborative Care and Education: A Conversation with Wesley Health Center
With support from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, Arizona State University and the University of Arizona at Phoenix are implementing a graduate-level primary care curriculum. The Wesley Health Center is one of the...