Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation

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The Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation is a philanthropist foundation founded in 1930 by Kate Macy Ladd (1863-1945) in honor of her father, who died at a young age. Since the mid-1960’s the Foundation has focused its resources specifically on improving the education of health professionals, particularly physicians.^[1] The president of the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation is George E. Thibault, M.D.

The four priorities of the Macy foundation are:^[2]

• Projects to improve medical and health professional education in the context of the changing health care system;
• Projects that will increase diversity among health care professionals;
• Projects that demonstrate or encourage ways to increase teamwork between and among health care professionals; and
• Educational strategies to increase care for underserved populations.

[edit] See also

Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation Book Fund Fellowship

• Morton Beiser
• John Tyler Bonner

Former administrators, board members and trustees

• Frank Fremont-Smith
• Charles B. Finch
• Alexander Gordon Bearn

Others

• Josiah W. Macy, Jr.
• Macy conferences
• Women's healthcare in the People's Republic of China
• List of scientific publications of Albert Einstein

[edit] References

1. ^ History
2. ^ Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation Homepage.

[edit] External links

• Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation Homepage.
• Twentieth Anniversary Review of the Josiah Macy, Jr., Foundation (1930 to 1950)