Harvard Macy Institute program descriptions are available online at www.harvardmacy.org.

• Program for Educators in the Health Professions
  January 13-23, 2008 and May 18-23, 2008
  This annual program will be held in Boston, Massachusetts and consists of two sessions in residence at Harvard: an 11-day winter session and a 6-day spring session. The goal is to enhance the professional development of physicians, basic scientists and other health care professionals as educators. The program will combine five major themes: learning and teaching, curriculum, evaluation, leadership, and information technology. The program will provide participants with the knowledge base to enhance their expertise in both conducting an educational project of their own design, and taking a leadership role in the educational activities at their home institutions.
  

• Program for Leading Innovations in Health Care & Education
  June 15-20, 2008
  This program will be held in Boston, Massachusetts and its curriculum is designed to assist participants in developing their own strategies for leading change in their institutions. Participants will analyze the interlocking elements of change strategies, including defining and balancing educational and other school missions, assessing an institution's structure, culture, and readiness for change, and responding to changes in health care delivery systems. This Harvard Macy Institute program is designed for leaders with major responsibilities for healthcare education, especially those introducing or managing significant interdepartmental changes or innovations in their institutions. Ideally, the program is intended for teams of two or three leaders from the same institution, though we welcome individuals as well.
  

• Program for Comprehensive Assessment in Health Science Education
  March 9-14, 2008 (residential program at White Oak Plantation, Jacksonville, Florida)
  The goal of this new program offering is to advance the professional development of health science educators in the area of assessment and program evaluation. The program will focus on a range of methodologies in measurement in four major areas: student learning, faculty teaching, curriculum programs, and institutional quality. Most importantly, participants will be encouraged to integrate these elements into a coordinated assessment system to insure continual advancement of the educational mission of their home institutions. Major areas of focus will include assessment theory, benefits and shortcomings of assessment approaches, development of relevant evaluation criteria for courses, programs, and institutions, translating educational goals into measurable outcomes, and designing assessment systems that support continuous quality improvement.