News and Commentary
Call for Applications: Macy Faculty Scholars Program
We are pleased to invite applications for the 2012 class of the Macy Faculty Scholars. Now in its second year, the Macy Faculty Scholars program is designed to nurture the careers of educational innovators in medicine...
Reflecting on the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges
A key measure for any foundation is whether the work it supports is having impact or influencing change in its area of focus. I recently returned from Denver, CO, where I attended the Association of American Medical...
New Board Grants Awarded
The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation is pleased to support two new innovative projects to improve health professions education.
Macy Faculty Scholar Jennifer Myers on Patient Safety
Macy Faculty Scholar Jennifer Myers discusses patient safety.
Increasing Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Medical Schools
With an impending physician shortage, news that the number of first-time medical school applicants reached an all-time high this year was encouraging. Even more significant, a greater number of African American and...
Macy Faculty Scholar Eve Colson on Collaborative Care
Eve Colson of the Yale University School of Medicine, a 2011 Macy Faculty Scholar, talks about her work on curriculum reform aimed at fostering teamwork and building better connections with patients.
Macy Faculty Scholar Alan W. Dow on Interprofessional Education
Alan W. Dow of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine discusses his work as a 2011 Macy Scholar.