News & Commentary

4.25.12

IPE Conference Video

Alexandria, VA

Those who were not in attendance at the recent Macy Foundation conference on IPE, which took place April 1-3 in Alexandria, VA, can view video excerpts of the proceedings here.

4.4.12

Patient-Centeredness at the Core of IPE

Alexandira, VA

Dr. David Irby of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), moderated the final panel of the Macy conference on interprofessional education (IPE) yesterday. The session featured four senior faculty whose experience and reflections helped define a key message coming from this week’s conference—that patient-centeredness is at the core of IPE.

4.4.12

Macy Foundation Awards $750,000 to Institute of Medicine for Study of Graduate Medical Education

New York, NY

The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation has awarded the Institute of Medicine (IOM) $750,000 to study the governance and financing of graduate medical education (GME). An independent review of the goals, governance and financing of the system for training physician residents in the United States was one of several recommendations issued by experts at an October 2010 conference about GME reform sponsored by the Macy Foundation.

4.3.12

IPE And The Triple Aim

Alexandria, VA

“What are we trying to get done?” That was the question Don Berwick, former CMS Administrator, posed to participants gathered yesterday at the Macy Conference on Interprofessional Education (IPE).

4.2.12

IPE At A Tipping Point

Alexandria, VA

Scott Reeves, Director of the Center for Innovation in Interprofessional Healthcare Education at the University of California, San Francisco, believes IPE is at a tipping point. In this morning’s plenary session, Reeves outlined strategies to expand IPE and move it into the mainstream of health professions education.

4.2.12

Conference on Interprofessional Education: April 1-3, 2012

Alexandria, VA

This week, the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation will convene health professions educators from 24 institutions across the country to discuss the design and implementation of interprofessional education (IPE). These leaders represent schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy and social work, as well as premier health systems that have been busy developing, testing and rolling out IPE interventions at their institutions over the last few years with the support of the Macy Foundation.

3.19.12

Boosting Diversity In The Health Professions

New York, NY

Organizations with diverse leadership demonstrate cultural competence at all levels and inspire greater loyalty in diverse markets. But a recent article in Healthcare Finance News showed that less than 15 percent of healthcare professionals believe healthcare organizations have been effective in closing the ethnic/racial leadership gap over the past five years.

2.9.12

Teaching Professionalism

In 2010, the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation and the Institute on Medicine as a Profession (IMAP) jointly launched an initiative to teach professionalism to the next generation of physicians. Last year, five academic medical centers received awards to design and implement innovative programs to teach professionalism to students and residents.

2.6.12

Scaling Up Interprofessional Education

New York, NY

In January, we awarded two new grants that will help lay the foundation for national implementation of interprofessional education.

2.1.12

Macy Launches LinkedIn Group, Fostering Discussion on Health Professions Education

New York, NY

We are pleased to introduce a new space for health professionals and educators to connect and collaborate with others in the field. We invite you to join the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation group on LinkedIn, the professional social network, to discuss health professions education issues, share new resources, and exchange ideas, insights and lessons learned.

Click here to join the LinkedIn group.

1.31.12

Interprofessional Education Gaining Ground

New York, NY

From the stellar content and discussion, high-caliber speakers and impressive turnout, the “Collaborating Across Borders” conference was testament to the fact that IPE has finally come of age. After a 40 year effort to launch IPE, the meeting showed that health professionals and educators have moved beyond talking about IPE to creating a blueprint and beginning to implement this crucial educational strategy.

1.30.12

Faculty Scholars Webinar Recording Now Available

Eighty-five prospective applicants joined the January 26, 2012 webinar about the Faculty Scholars program. Content included an overview of the program, the application process, and a question and answer session.  A recording is provided for those who could not join.

1.12.12

January 26: Webinar on Faculty Scholars Program

New York, NY

On January 26, 2012, the Macy Foundation will host a webinar discussing the 2012 Faculty Scholars Program.

1.12.12

Macy Faculty Scholars Program: FAQs

New York, NY

Since launching the Faculty Scholars program we have received many good questions from interested parties. The most common of these questions are answered here.

12.20.11

Macy Faculty Scholar Dena Hassouneh on Racism in Health Professions Education

Portland, OR

Faculty Scholar Dena Hassouneh of the Oregon Health & Science University discusses her work to eliminate racism and diversify the medical and nursing workforce.

12.6.11

Call for Applications: Macy Faculty Scholars Program

New York, NY

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 and nursing and develop the next generation of national leaders in health professions education.

11.16.11

New Board Grants Awarded

New York, NY

The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation is pleased to support two new innovative projects to improve health professions education.

11.11.11

Macy Faculty Scholar Jennifer Myers on Patient Safety

Philadelphia, PA

Macy Faculty Scholar Jennifer Myers discusses patient safety.

11.3.11

Increasing Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Medical Schools

New York, NY

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 Hispanic students have shown interest in the profession, applying and enrolling in higher numbers than ever before.

8.17.11

Cultural Competencies Matter in Health Professions Education

New York, NY

Narrowing and eventually eliminating health disparities will require that we tackle the cultural and linguistic barriers that hinder the ability of our health care system to provide quality care to all.

7.19.11

The Importance of Reforming Continuing Medical Education

New York, NY

As we work to ensure doctors are equipped with the right skills to practice in today’s health care system, we must consider how best to educate both new and experienced professionals to provide collaborative care and establish effective teams.

6.22.11

2011 Macy Faculty Scholars

Five medicine and nursing faculty members from health professions schools across the country have been selected as the 2011 Macy Faculty Scholars. They are:

Eve R. Colson, MD—Yale University
Alan Dow, MD, MSHA—Virginia Commonwealth University
Dena H. Hassouneh, PhD, ANP, PMHNP—Oregon Health & Science University
Jennifer Myers, MD—University of Pennsylvania
Roberta Waite, EdD, APRN, CNS-BC—Drexel University.

6.22.11

Five Nurse and Physician Academic Leaders Join First Class of Macy Faculty Scholars

Foundation’s New Program Offers Mentorship, $1 Million in Support to Lead Innovations in Health Professions Education

New York, NY—The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation today named five medicine and nursing faculty members from health professions schools across the country to its first class of Macy Faculty Scholars. Each Scholar has put forth a bold proposal for educational reform at their home institution and will receive support and mentorship from the Foundation to pursue that project.

3.30.11

New Initiative Supports Professionalism Education in Medical Schools and Residencies

New York, NY

The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation and the Institute on Medicine as a Profession (IMAP) have awarded $250,000 in professionalism education grants to five faculty from academic medical institutions around the country.  Each grantee will get $50,000 over a two-year period to help integrate professionalism education into medical school curricula and instill the notion of professionalism in a new generation of physicians.  The awards are the first in the Education and Training to Professionalism Initiative (ETPI), a new collaboration between Macy and IMAP, both of which are based in New York City.

3.14.11

Macy President Co-authors Call for Reform of GME Financing

New York, NY

Today’s issue of Modern Healthcare features a column by George E. Thibault, M.D., President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, and Dr. Michael Johns, chancellor of Emory University in Atlanta and chair of the GME Policy Workgroup in which they call for reform of graduate medical education (GME) financing. One of their proposals would create 3,000 entry-level GME positions in three specialties: adult primary care, general surgery, and psychiatry.  They also call for more accountability in the way public money is spent educating the next generation of doctors.

2.28.11

Macy Faculty Scholars: FAQs

New York, NY

We are thrilled at the response to our new Macy Faculty Scholars program. Since the two webinars we recently hosted, we’ve received great questions about the program and have taken the opportunity to provide answers to the most common of them.  If you have questions that are not answered here, please contact us.  We thank you for your interest in the program and look forward to receiving your application.

2.25.11

Commentary: Column Highlights Need for Fresh Ideas on GME

New York, NY

The New England Journal of Medicine recently featured a column titled “Transforming Graduate Medical Education to Improve Health Care Value” by Glenn Hackbarth and Cristina Boccuti. The authors highlight the need for new perspectives on graduate medical education (GME) and we support their call for a fresh look at GME.

2.17.11

Macy Faculty Scholars Webinar: Macy President Discusses New Program

New York, NY

On February 9, Foundation president George E. Thibault, MD detailed the newly launched Macy Faculty Scholars program. The webinar gave participants the opportunity to discuss the goals and objectives, eligibility criteria, components of the application, selection criteria and program timeline with Foundation president George E. Thibault, MD.

1.12.11

Transforming Pediatric Residency Training to Improve Care for Underserved Children

Request for Applications NOW OPEN

The call for proposals is now open for Transforming Pediatric Residency Training to Improve Care for Underserved Children: A Team-Based Approach Grant. The goal of this grant is to help residency programs improve their community pediatrics and advocacy training. Programs selected will create sustainable strategies to implement change to enhance residency training in community pediatrics and advocacy.

12.22.10

Online Application for Macy Faculty Scholars Program Now Available

New York, NY

The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation is now accepting online applications for the Faculty Scholars program. The closing date for applications is March 15, 2011.

The Macy Faculty Scholars program will help develop the next generation of national leaders in physician and nursing education. Up to five physician and nursing educators will be selected each year and awarded salary support at $100,000 per year over two years, providing them with protected time to pursue educational reform projects at their home institutions.