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Foundation Updates

National Center Announces Advisory Council Members

Minneapolis, MN

On Tuesday, May 22, the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education selected 16 leaders from the fields of health practice and policy, business, learning and education, and academic research to serve as inaugural members of the center’s national advisory council.

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Grantee Voices

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Macy Faculty Scholar Wrenetha Julion on Cultural Competency Training

Chicago, IL

2012 Macy Faculty Scholar Dr. Wrenetha Julion discusses her work in cultural competency training at Rush University College of Nursing. She answers questions about how she developed the work and how diversity plays a factor in cultural competency.

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Foundation Updates

Web Conference Recording: Aligning Interprofessional Education And Collaborative Practice

New York, NY

On April 18 Macy hosted a web conference to discuss the recommendations from its new report, Transforming Patient Care: Aligning Interprofessional Education with Clinical Practice Redesign. The online forum gave participants the opportunity to discuss the new recommendations for linking interprofessional education with clinical practice redesign to promote team-based care.

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From The President

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George Thibault on Diversity in Medical Education

In recognition of National Minority Health Month, Dr. Thibault discusses how the changing demographics of the country are impacting health professions education and what medical schools need to be doing to keep pace.

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