The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, or Macy Foundation, is a private,

philanthropic Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives for the public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private good, focusing on material ...

grantmaking organization founded in 1930 by

Kate Macy Ladd Catherine Everit Macy Ladd (April 6, 1863 – August 27, 1945), known as Kate Macy Ladd, was an American philanthropist who founded and endowed the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation in honor of her father. Biography Kate was born in New York City, a desc ...

(1863–1945) in honor of her father, Josiah W. Macy Jr. It is the only national foundation dedicated solely to improving the education of health professionals. The current president is Holly J. Humphrey, MD, MACP.

History

Since 1930, the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation has worked to improve health care in the United States. The Macy Foundation's guiding principle is that health professions education has, at its core, a strong social mission to serve the public's needs and improve the health of the public. Founded by Kate Macy Ladd in memory of her father, prominent philanthropist Josiah Macy Jr.,"Mrs. Ladd Creates $5,000,000 Health Fund As Memorial to Her Father, Josiah Macy Jr.,"
''New York Times'' (April 25, 1930). the Foundation originally focused its initiatives on medical research.

Overview

The Macy Foundation frequently hosts conferences that convene experts and leaders in the areas of medical and health professions education. Starting in the late 1940s, the Foundation became internationally known for its

Macy conferences The Macy conferences were a set of meetings of scholars from various academic disciplines held in New York under the direction of Frank Fremont-Smith at the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation starting in 1941 and ending in 1960. The explicit aim of th ...

: a series of interdisciplinary meetings of scientists and others focused on important topics in medicine. Early conferences played an important role in the foundation of

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.Summary: The Macy Conferences
at asc-cybernetics.org. Accessed Dec 21, 2012

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* {{Authority control Organizations established in 1930 Non-profit organizations based in New York City 1930 establishments in New York City

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