News & Commentary
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Grantee Voices
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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10.19.11
Macy Faculty Scholar Eve Colson on Collaborative Care
New Haven, CT
Eve Colson of the Yale University School of Medicine, a 2011 Macy Faculty Scholar, talks about her work on curriculum reform aimed at fostering teamwork and building better connections with patients.
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9.26.11
Macy Faculty Scholar Alan W. Dow on Interprofessional Education
Richmond, VA
Alan W. Dow of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine discusses his work as a 2011 Macy Scholar.
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8.30.11
Macy Faculty Scholar Roberta Waite on the Minority Nurse Shortage
Philadelphia, PA
Roberta Waite of Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions discusses her work as a 2011 Macy Faculty Scholar on career development for underrepresented nursing students.
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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.
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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.
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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.
News Releases
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.
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6.14.11
Dr. Joan Reede, Dean at Harvard Medical School, On Macy Grant and Workforce Diversity
Boston, MA
In 2007, Dr. Reede and her colleague Emorcia V. Hill, PhD, received a grant from the Macy Foundation for nearly $1 million to establish a Center for the Study of Diversity in Science and within the Office for Diversity and Community Partnership at Harvard Medical School. The resulting entity, called Converge, has worked ever since to address the paucity of knowledge about what works when it comes to programs designed to increase diversity in the health care and science workforce.
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5.9.11
Macy and IMAP Issue RFA for Second Year of Joint Professionalism Initiative
New York, NY
The Institute on Medicine as a Profession (IMAP) and the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation are issuing a second request for applications for their joint Education and Training to Professionalism Initiative (ETPI). IMAP and the Macy Foundation will give five awards annually to support faculty-directed educational programs that address one or several of the critical components of medical professionalism. Grants will be provided for a two year period at $25,000 per year.
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3.31.11
Macy and IMAP Presidents Reflect on New Professionalism Initiative Grants
New York, NY
The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation and the Institute on Medicine as a Profession (IMAP) have recently forged a collaboration to improve the education of physicians. Macy president George Thibault, M.D., and IMAP president David J. Rothman, Ph.D., recently announced a $250,000 Education and Training to Professionalism Initiative (ETPI). Thibault and Rothman reflected on the new Initiative and its first round of grantees.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2.14.11
Health Care Leaders: GME System Needs to Better Align with Patient Needs
New York, NY
GME Policy Workgroup Recommendations Would Reshape Current GME System To Make It More Accountable, Flexible and Responsive
A panel of leaders in academic medicine and health care today urged Congress to seek an independent, external review of how U.S. graduate medical education programs are governed, financed, and regulated to make sure that they are producing the right number and mix of physicians and that they are more accountable to public need. With the United States facing a serious shortage of physicians and increased numbers of patients with medical insurance seeking care, the group is calling for an immediate, one-time increase in the number of medical residency slots in targeted specialties so the United States can maintain a ratio of 250 doctors for every 100,000 people.
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2.7.11
Preparing Health Professionals for a Changing Healthcare System
New York, NY
The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation is pleased to release its 2010 Annual Report: Preparing Health Professionals for a Changing Healthcare System.
2010 was a particularly exciting and energizing year for the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation. Today, more than ever before, there is a growing realization that educational reform is an integral part of improving our nation’s healthcare system.
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1.12.11
Macy Faculty Scholars Webinars
The Macy Foundation is hosting two webinars to provide an opportunity to hear from the President of the Macy Foundation about the Macy Faculty Scholars Program.
The Webinars will cover the program’s goals and objectives, eligibility criteria, components of the application, selection criteria and program timeline. Following the President’s remarks will be a question and answer period.
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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.
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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.
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12.14.10
Med School Mapper: New Tool Illustrates Impact of Schools on Access to Primary Care
Washington, DC
Last month, a unique medical school mapping tool launched to illustrate the impact schools have on their community. A project of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation and developed by the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Primary Care and Family Medicine, the Med School Mapper allows users to identify where a school’s graduates practice and whether it is in an underserved area.
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11.23.10
Stephen Schoenbaum Joins the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation As Special Advisor to the President
New York City — The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, the only national foundation devoted solely to improving the education of health professionals, has named Stephen C. Schoenbaum, MD, MPH as Special Advisor to the President. A new position, Dr. Schoenbaum will work closely with President George E. Thibault, MD, to develop and manage the Foundation’s programmatic and grant making activities, and advance the Foundation’s mission to foster innovation in health professions education. Dr. Schoenbaum, who will step down in December as Executive Vice President for Programs at the Commonwealth Fund, will assume his new position in early 2011.
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11.22.10
Applications for IMAP/Macy Foundation Grant Program Available
The Institute on Medicine as a Profession and the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation have created a new initiative to provide five awards annually to educational programs in medical professionalism. We are looking to support programs that will inculcate the principles of professionalism in the next generation of physicians (medical students and residents).
Grants will be provided for a two-year period at $25,000 per year. Applicants must be faculty members at accredited medical schools, hospitals, or health care systems, and/or participating in approved residency programs.
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