News and Commentary
New IOM Commentary on Interprofessional Education
A new commentary by George E. Thibault, MD and Stephen C. Schoenbaum, MD, MPH of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation describes the promise offered by interprofessional education (IPE) to improve teamwork and patient outcomes.
New Grants for Teaching Professionalism
The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation and the Institute on Medicine as a Profession (IMAP) are pleased to announce this year’s winners of the 2013 Education and Training to Professionalism Initiative grant.
George Thibault on Online Medical Education
An explosion of massive open online courses (MOOCs) has fueled discussion about whether doctors, nurses and other health professionals could one day get their degrees online. Dr. Thibault discusses what this trend...
2013 Macy Faculty Scholars Selected
Please join us in congratulating our third class of Macy Faculty Scholars!
Piloting Competency-Based Training in Pediatrics
The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation is pleased to support an exciting new training model for medical students pursuing a career in pediatrics.
Practice Redesign, Patients, and Interprofessional Education
Malcolm Cox and Mary Naylor reflect on the inextricable linkage between education reform and practice redesign. The following is excerpted from proceedings (coming soon) of the 2013 Macy Conference, co-chaired by Cox...
National IPE Center Announces Advisory Council Members
On Tuesday, May 22, the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education selected 16 leaders from the fields of health practice and policy, business, learning and education, and academic research to serve...