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Our Grantees

Across the Foundation’s priority areas, our grantees are working to improve the health of the public through innovative research and programs.  The Foundation awards up to 40 grants on a rotating schedule each year.

Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Award for Excellence in Social Mission in Health Professions Education

Theme: Career Development in Health Professions Education

Institution: George Washington University

Grant Type: President’s Grant

Award Amount: $35,000

Grant Awarded: January 2016

Principal Investigator: Fitzhugh Mullan, MD

The grant will support the first Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Award for Excellence in Social Mission in Health Professions Education. The award will recognize extraordinary achievements in social mission in medical education from exceptional people and programs and will be a strategic asset to the campaign to promote social mission in medical education. The award will be presented at the next Beyond Flexner Conference, which is organized by the Beyond Flexner Alliance, a coalition of organizations committed to promoting social mission in medical and health professions education.