Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
| Founded | 1930 |
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| Founder | Kate Macy Ladd |
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Area served
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Medical Education |
| Slogan | The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation is dedicated to improving the health of the public by advancing the education and training of health professionals. |
| Website | www |
The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, or Macy Foundation, is a philanthropic foundation founded in 1930 by Kate Macy Ladd (1863–1945) in honor of her father, Josiah W. Macy Jr. The current president is George E. Thibault, MD.
As the only national foundation dedicated to improving the training of medical professionals, Macy's grantmaking is focused on initiatives that:
• Support interprofessional education and teamwork among medical professionals;
• Develop new curriculum content;
• Develop new models for clinical education;
• Increase education for the care of underrepresented minorities; and
• Expand education for the care of underserved people
The Foundation frequently hosts conferences and briefings that convene experts and leaders in the area of medical education. The Macy Foundation became internationally known for the support of the Macy conferences starting in the late 1940s : a series of interdisciplinary meetings of scientists, which played an important role in the foundation of cybernetics.
Launched in December 2010, the Foundation's Scholar Program selects up to five early- to mid-career nursing and medicine faculty to pursue educational reforms at their home institutions over a two-year period. Each Scholar receives $100,000 each year over the two years. They also receive career development opportunities, including access to a National Advisory Committee and the national network of Scholars.
Each Scholar must be nominated by the Dean of their home institution and commit to protecting at least 50 percent of their time to pursue their educational reform work. Each school may only nominate one candidate each year, and is also expected to provide a senior faculty member to mentor the Scholar.
The Macy Faculty Scholar Program aims to foster innovation and accelerate needed reforms in health professions education and nurture the next generation of leaders in the field of medicine.
Since 1930, the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation has worked to improve health care in the United States. Founded by Kate Macy Ladd in memory of her father, prominent philanthropist Josiah Macy Jr., the Foundation originally focused its initiatives on medical research. It was not until the 1950s that Macy began to focus on medical education as a means for improving health care.
Since the mid-1970s, the overwhelming majority of the Foundation’s grants have supported projects that broaden and improve health professional education. Today it is the only national foundation solely dedicated to improving the education of health professionals.
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