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Transforming Pediatric Residency Training to Improve Care for Underserved Children
In January 2010, the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation awarded $500,311 to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to train pediatricians to care for the unique needs of underserved children and their families.
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Global Forum on Innovation In Health Professional Education
To spur the incubation and evaluation of new ideas, in 2012 Macy and others supported the Institute of Medicine (IOM) at the National Academies to establish the Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional...
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Education in Pediatrics Across the Continuum – A Competency-based Medical Education Pilot
Since 2010, medical education organizations have been collaborating to carve a new pathway for students interested in pediatrics.
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National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education
Just two years in, the Center—housed at the University of Minnesota—has already grounded itself as the national (and international) hub for interprofessional education (IPE) resources and best practices.
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Reframing the Academic Medical Center through Interprofessional Effectiveness
With funding from the Macy Foundation, Columbia University brought its program in narrative medicine to medical, nursing, dental and public health students to improve teamwork and fortify their clinical practice.
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Innovative Tools for Evaluating Interprofessional Competencies
With a grant from the Macy Foundation, an interprofessional team of investigators from medicine, nursing and evaluation sciences are developing six new innovative tools to evaluate interprofessional competencies.
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Passing the Torch Fostering Medical Humanism Through Faculty Role-Models
In clinical settings, medical students and residents observe and learn from the behaviors and attitudes of more senior residents and attending physicians. To ensure this “hidden curriculum” of medical education is...