Program Excellence Award

Published on March 12, 2024

Well done to colleagues at the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity U.S. + Global, whose efforts have been recognized by the Josiah Macy Jr Foundation. The Awards recognize outstanding leadership in promoting social mission in health professions education. Social mission is defined as activities or initiatives that teach, model or improve community engagement, diversity, disparities reduction, value-based care, or engagement with the social determinants of health. Social mission enhancement means making programs not only better, but fairer.

This year’s nomination process was highly competitive. The awards will be presented in five categories: individual excellence, institutional excellence, program excellence, lifetime achievement and the Fitzhugh Mullan Rising Star Award.

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