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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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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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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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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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