To succeed today, health professionals need more than clinical skill. They must also be prepared to navigate the complex ethical dilemmas that arise when confronting barriers that conflict with professional ideals and aspirations. Those teaching in learning environments cannot anticipate every scenario, but they can equip future health professionals with essential tools for navigating dilemmas that arise when managing issues of patient access, end of life, interactions with other health professionals and many other complex situations.
For decades, talk of climate change conjured up images of melting icebergs and bleached coral, tragic yet removed from the everyday human experience. Recently, however, the human health threat posed by global warming and ecological destruction has crystallized in the public consciousness.
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Residency is often seen as the defining stage of medical education, but for new medical school graduates, the transition can be quite challenging.
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Administrators at the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing are leading a learning collaborative of 13 nursing schools that are confronting structural racism in academic nursing.
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Abortion bans and restrictions are directly harming pregnant people who have lost the ability to make decisions about their own health. They are also having a devastating impact on medical education.
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At Harvard Medical School, Dr. Anita Vanka led an effort to create a comprehensive curriculum based on patient-centered documentation practices.
Contiune ReadingIn June 2023, the Macy Faculty Scholars family--Scholars, National Advisory Committee members, staff, and special guests--gathered in New York City to engage in meaningful conversations about the state and future of...
In June 2022, the Macy Foundation convened the Macy Faculty Scholars, the program’s National Advisory Committee members, and mentors of the 2021 Scholars to share project and career updates, discuss the year’s...
In June 2021, the Macy Foundation virtually convened the Macy Faculty Scholars, the program’s National Advisory Committee members, and mentors of the 2020 Scholars to share project and career updates, discuss the...
