News & Commentary

11.7.18

Call for Applications: 2019 Macy Faculty Scholars Program

New York, NY

We are pleased to invite applications for our ninth class of Macy Faculty Scholars. The deadline for applications is February 13, 2019. Learn more and start your application today!

9.17.18

Macy’s 2016 Scholar Class Takes a Look Back

New York, NY

As their tenure ends, the 2016 class reflects on what the program has meant to each of them and how it has impacted their careers

7.25.18

How Can We Educate and Train to Professionalism?

New York, NY

The report summarizes a convening of the 19 grantees who received funding from the national initiative, Educating and Training to Professionalism, co-sponsored by the Macy Foundation.

7.11.18

2018 Macy Faculty Scholars Selected

New York, NY

We are delighted to announce our eighth class of Macy Faculty Scholars!

7.10.18

New Report: Improving Environments for Learning in the Health Professions

New York, NY

Today, the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation issued a set of recommendations to guide leaders from health professions education and health care organizations on how to design and create optimal learning and work environments for students, educators, and practitioners—environments that ultimately contribute to better patient outcomes.

6.19.18

How Macy’s Support Helped Revitalize the Primary Care System

New York, NY

“It is hard to overstate the profound impact of the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation on our non-profit, Primary Care Progress, since our formation 8 years ago.”

6.11.18

“The House that George Built”: One Grantee Shares Her Story

New York, NY

“Through his inimitable warmth, wisdom, and passion for team health care, we have come to see our own power, our own potential for transcending the siloes of old.”

6.4.18

What Makes People Do Great Things? Alan Dow Reflects on Dr. Thibault’s Impact

New York, NY

Macy Faculty Scholar Alan Dow reflects on Dr. Thibault’s impact.

5.17.18

Holly J. Humphrey, MD, MACP, Named President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

Holly J. Humphrey, MD, MACP, Dean for Medical Education at the University of Chicago, has been selected as the next president of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation.

4.18.18

A Holistic Approach to Patient Care: Social Work

New York, NY

Charlotte Sanders, MSW, teaching associate and Northwest Leaders in Behavioral Health Program field lead for the University of Washington School of Social Work, has been working in social services for more than 22 years. We sat down with Sanders to learn more about the important role of social work in health care today.

4.13.18

New Academy Professorship honors medical education icon

Boston, MA

Dean for Medical Education Edward M. Hundert, MD ’84, announced April 6 that the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, which is the only national foundation dedicated solely to improving the education of health professionals, has established the George E. Thibault Academy Professorship at Harvard Medical School

4.9.18

The Road Traveled for New Medical Schools

New York, NY

Twenty-one new medical schools have enrolled students since 2006, when the AAMC called for an increase in U.S. medical school enrollment. In this latest report, Dr. Mike Whitcomb looks at the six schools that have opened most recently.

3.1.18

New Academic Medicine Papers on Competency-based, Time-variable Education

New York, NY

In a new Academic Medicine supplement experts explore what it will take to transition to an education system in which students advance at their own pace, as they master a set of specific concepts and skills.

11.13.17

The Importance of Having a Strong Social Mission

New York, NY

Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) was the first institution to receive the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Award for Institutional Excellence in Social Mission. We spoke with Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, president and dean, to learn more about her institution’s efforts.

11.8.17

Call for Applications: 2018 Macy Faculty Scholars Program

New York, NY

We are pleased to invite applications for our eighth class of Macy Faculty Scholars.

10.20.17

A Message to First-Year Medical Students

New York, NY

Last month Macy President Dr. George E. Thibault spoke at Maine Medical Center to welcome its new class of students, outlining six areas of needed reform in how we train the next generation of providers.

10.13.17

Web Conference Recording: Achieving Competency-Based Time Variable Health Professions Education

New York, NY

On October 5, the Macy Foundation hosted a web conference to discuss new recommendations on achieving competency-based, time variable health professions education.

9.14.17

New Report: Achieving Competency-Based, Time-Variable Health Professions Education

New York, NY

Today, the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation issued a set of recommendations to guide health professions educators in moving away from the traditional time-based educational system toward a competency-based, time-variable system.

9.7.17

Macy’s 2015 Scholar Class Takes a Look Back

New York, NY

As their tenure ends, the 2015 class reflects on what the program has meant to each of them and how it has impacted their careers.

7.12.17

After A Decade, George E. Thibault, MD to Step Down as President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

New York, NY

After 10 years at the helm, Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation President George E. Thibault, MD announced today that he will step down at the end of June 2018.

6.27.17

2017 Macy Faculty Scholars Selected

New York, NY

We are delighted to announce our seventh class of Macy Faculty Scholars!

5.5.17

Happy National Nurses Week

New York, NY

As National Nurses Week kicks off, we want to thank all of today’s nurses and our future nurses—those currently undertaking their education and training.

2.22.17

Health Professions Education to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine

New York, NY

Together with four medical schools and their partner health professional schools, the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) is developing a new curriculum to educate health professionals about ways to improve diagnosis. We caught up with SIDM’s Mark L. Graber, MD, and Diana Rusz, MPH, to learn more about their new Macy-funded project.

12.8.16

Web Conference Recording: Innovations in GME: Aligning Residency Training w/ Changing Societal Needs

On November 28, the Macy Foundation hosted a web conference to discuss innovations and promising new approaches to the content and financing of GME across the country.

11.28.16

Macy’s 2014 Scholar Class Takes a Look Back

New York, NY

As their tenure ends, the 2014 class reflects on what the program has meant to each of them and how it has impacted their careers.

11.18.16

New Report: Regional Innovations in Graduate Medical Education

New York, NY

Today, the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation released a report to help guide efforts to improve graduate medical education (GME) programs. The report spotlights innovations and promising new approaches to the content and financing of GME from across the country.

11.3.16

Call for Applications: 2017 Macy Faculty Scholars Program

New York, NY

We are pleased to invite applications for our seventh class of Macy Faculty Scholars.

10.27.16

Web Conference Recording: Preparing Registered Nurses for Enhanced Roles in Primary Care

New York, NY

On October 7, the Macy Foundation hosted a web conference to discuss new recommendations for leaders of nursing schools, primary care practices, and health systems on preparing registered nurses for enhanced roles in primary care.

9.30.16

New Report: Preparing Registered Nurses for Enhanced Roles in Primary Care

New York, NY

Today, the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation issued a series of recommendations for leaders of nursing schools, primary care practices, and health systems on preparing registered nurses for enhanced roles in primary care.

9.19.16

New Discussion Papers from the National Academy of Medicine

Washington, DC

Guided by an 18-member steering committee, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has called on more than 100 leading researchers, scientists, and policy makers from across the United States to provide expert guidance on 19 priority focus areas for U.S. health policy. The resulting collection of discussion papers released today is organized around three overarching goals for the United States: better health and well-being; high-value health care; and strong science and technology.

8.2.16

Macy Faculty Scholar Bridget O’Brien on Advancing the Field of Interprofessional Education

New York, NY

Bridget O’Brien, PhD, of the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, discusses how she is using theory to inform interprofessional clinical practice.

7.14.16

Clinic First: How Transforming the Teaching Clinic Will Create Pathways for Primary Care

San Francisco, CA

From 2013-2015 with support from the Macy Foundation, researchers from the Center for Excellence in Primary Care (CEPC) at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) visited 23 primary care teaching clinics to map out what a “high-performing clinical experience” looks like for students, residents, faculty and patients. We caught up with one of the project’s lead researchers, Dr. Reena Gupta, to learn more about the current state of primary care education and the “Clinic First” model.

6.27.16

2016 Scholars Selected

New York, NY

We are delighted to announce our sixth class of Macy Faculty Scholars!

6.14.16

Memoona Hasnain on Being a Macy Faculty Scholar

New York, NY

Memoona Hasnain, MD, MHPE, PhD, of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine is part of Macy’s 2013 Scholar Class. As a Macy Faculty Scholar, Hasnain developed an interprofessional program that places students in community settings to help them better understand and address the health needs of underserved populations. We sat down with Dr. Hasnain to hear about her time as a Macy Faculty Scholar.

6.2.16

Macy Faculty Scholar Cheryl Woods Giscombé on Promoting Mental Health Equity

New York, NY

Cheryl Woods Giscombé, PhD, MSN, RN, PMHNP, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing, discusses the Interprofessional Leadership Institute for Mental Health Equity aimed at engaging pre-professional students in curricula and service-learning activities.

5.25.16

Mayumi Willgerodt on Being a Macy Faculty Scholar

New York, NY

Mayumi Willgerodt, PhD, MPH, RN, of the University of Washington School of Nursing is part of Macy’s 2013 Scholar Class. As a Macy Faculty Scholar, Willgerodt developed an interprofessional education (IPE) curriculum for pediatric dental residents, advanced practice nursing students and social work students to care for underserved children. We sat down with Dr. Willgerodt to hear about her time as a Macy Faculty Scholar.

4.27.16

UCSF/Macy Conference Highlights GME Innovations Commitment to Health Care Equity

San Francisco, CA

UCSF recounts the Californina Regional GME Conference: Building a Better Workforce for Better Health, which brought together health professionals from the region, to discuss current innovations in GME.

4.25.16

Lisa Day on Being a Macy Faculty Scholar

New York, NY

Lisa Day, PhD, RN, CNE, of the Duke University School of Nursing is part of Macy’s 2013 Scholar Class. As a Macy Faculty Scholar, Day developed an interdisciplinary course focused on teaching professional values. We sat down with Dr. Day to hear about her time as a Macy Faculty Scholar.

4.14.16

Macy Faculty Scholar Lauren Collins on Interprofessional Education

New York, NY

Lauren Collins, MD, of Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, discusses her new interprofessional education curriculum and the importance of mastering team-based care in a clinical setting.

3.2.16

Lauren Meade on Being a Macy Faculty Scholar

Springfield, MA

Lauren Meade, MD, of Tufts University Medical School is part of Macy’s 2013 Scholar Class. As a Macy Faculty Scholar, Meade developed a new competency-based curriculum focused on providing safe and effective hospital discharges. We sat down with Dr. Meade to hear about her time as a Macy Faculty Scholar.

2.10.16

Kelly Karpa on Being a Macy Faculty Scholar

New York, NY

Kelly Karpa, PhD, RPh, of Penn State College of Medicine is part of Macy’s 2013 Scholar Class. As a Macy Faculty Scholar, Karpa developed an education project that brought medical, nurse practitioner, and pharmacy students together to think more critically about medications. We sat down with Dr. Karpa to hear about her time as a Macy Faculty Scholar.

1.28.16

Shared Values In Primary Care

Macy has helped make possible some of Primary Care Progress’ most important initiatives, including the Gregg Stracks Leadership Summit and the student hotspotting project. PCP sat down with President Dr. George Thibault to discuss the need for improved primary care education and the importance of interprofessional teamwork and learning to care for the underserved.

1.25.16

Wrenetha Julion on Being a Macy Faculty Scholar

New York, NY

Wrenetha Julion, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, of Rush University Medical Center’s College of Nursing is part of Macy’s 2012 Scholar Class. As a Macy Faculty Scholar, Julion developed a cultural competency course for health professions students. We sat down with Dr. Julion to hear about her time as a Macy Faculty Scholar.

12.10.15

Assessing Progress on the IOM Report The Future of Nursing

Washington, DC

The resulting report, Assessing Progress on the Institute of Medicine Report The Future of Nursing, offers recommendations that provide a blueprint for the Campaign and other stakeholders to accelerate implementation of The Future of Nursing recommendations.

12.8.15

Sandrijn van Schaik on Being a Macy Faculty Scholar

New York, NY

Sandrijn M. van Schaik, MD, PhD, of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) is part of Macy’s 2012 Scholar Class. As a Macy Faculty Scholar, van Schaik developed guidelines to help health professions students and practicing professionals communicate more effectively with each other around patient care. We sat down with Dr. van Schaik to hear about her time as a Macy Faculty Scholar.

12.1.15

MACY LAUNCHES SIX-REGION SERIES TO ILLUMINATE INNOVATIONS IN DOCTOR TRAINING ACROSS THE NATION

New York, NY

Amid calls for reform in the way new doctors are trained, the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation today announced the launch of the Macy Regional Conferences on Innovations in GME.

11.17.15

The New Era of Education: A Conversation with Dr. Rishi Desai

New York, NY

Rishi Desai, MD, MPH, is the new Chief Medical Officer at Osmosis, a web and mobile education platform that helps medical, nursing, and other health professions students learn and retain information better. We caught up with Dr. Desai to learn more about his work and how he sees technology as a resource to improving health professions education.

11.13.15

Wendy Madigosky on Being a Macy Faculty Scholar

New York, NY

Wendy Madigosky, MD, MSPH, of the University of Colorado is part of Macy’s 2012 Scholar Class. As a Macy Faculty Scholar, Madigosky developed a curriculum in safety and quality improvement for all health professions students at her institution. We sat down with Dr. Madigosky to hear about her time as a Macy Faculty Scholar.

11.2.15

Using Technology to Improve Health Professions Education

New York, NY

Catherine Lucey, MD, Vice Dean for Education at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, is a coauthor of “The Future of Health Professions Education,” a paper commissioned by the Macy Foundation for our April 2015 conference. The paper, which will be included in the comprehensive conference monograph out later this fall, helped spark engaging and provocative conference discussions that informed Macy’s new recommendations for how technology can enhance health professions education.

10.20.15

Ted James on Being a Macy Faculty Scholar

New York, NY

Ted James, MD, Professor at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, is part of Macy’s 2012 Scholar Class. As a Macy Faculty Scholar, James developed an interprofessional quality improvement and safety curriculum. We sat down with Dr. James to hear more about his time as a Macy Faculty Scholar.

10.16.15

Technology in Health Professions Education: A Conversation with Dr. Charles Prober

New York, NY

Charles G. Prober, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education and professor of pediatrics, microbiology and immunology at Stanford University School of Medicine, is using technology to enhance the education experience and simultaneously build a common core curriculum for medical students. We caught up with Dr. Prober to learn more about his work and how he sees technology as a resource to improving health professions education.

10.13.15

Macy Faculty Scholar Laura Hanyok on Interprofessional Education

New York, NY

Laura Hanyok, MD, of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, discusses her new interprofessional education program and the importance of team-based care.

10.6.15

Kenya Beard on Being a Macy Faculty Scholar

New York, NY

Kenya Beard, EdD, GNP-BC, NP-C, ACNP-BC, ANEF, Associate Vice President for Curriculum & Instruction at Jersey College, is part of Macy’s 2012 Scholar Class. As a Macy Faculty Scholar, Beard developed a multicultural training program to help nursing faculty educate minority students. We sat down with Dr. Beard to hear about her time as a Macy Faculty Scholar.

9.23.15

New Report on Improving Diagnosis in Health Care

Washington, DC

On Tuesday, September 22, The Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Diagnostic Error in Health Care released its new report, Improving Diagnosis in Health Care.

9.3.15

Macy Faculty Scholar Douglas Larsen on Transforming the Educational Ecosystem

New York, NY

Douglas Larsen, MD, MEd, of the Washington University School of Medicine, discusses his new self-regulated learning program aimed at building a collaborative educational setting.

8.13.15

Start the New Semester with a New Issue Brief!

New York, NY

We are pleased to share with you our latest issue brief on Providing Faculty Development For Health Professions Education, one of five areas where we focus our grantmaking.

8.10.15

Using Technology to Help Students Continuously Learn

New York, NY

Ryan Haynes, PhD, and Shiv Gaglani, co-founders of the innovative learning platform, Osmosis, are transforming the way health professions students learn and retain information. We caught up with Shiv and Ryan to learn more about their work and how they see technology as a gateway to enhance health professions education.

7.27.15

Macy Faculty Scholar Sarah Peyre on Patient-Centered Technology

New York, NY

Sarah Peyre, EdD, of the University of Rochester Schools of Medicine and Nursing, discusses her field research and training modules to make health care technology more humanistic and patient-centered.

7.15.15

Web Conference Recording: Enhancing Health Professions Education through Technology

New York, NY

On July 14, the Macy Foundation hosted a web conference to discuss new recommendations from a meeting of leaders in health professions education, higher education, healthcare delivery, patient advocacy and technology development on how best to maximize existing and emerging technologies.

6.25.15

Macy Faculty Scholar Deanna Reising on Transitional Care Training

New York, NY

Deanna Reising, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, ANEF, of Indiana University School of Nursing, discusses her new program at the school’s Center for Interprofessional Health Education and Practice training medical and nursing students on care transitions.

6.22.15

2015 Scholars Selected

New York, NY

We are delighted to announce our fifth class of Macy Faculty Scholars!