Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Awards

The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Awards for Excellence in Social Mission awards reflect a shared vision and partnership between the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation and the Social Mission Alliance. Each award serves as a physical representation of individual/group dedication to challenge, reform and renew social mission though educational efforts that reduce health disparities, and/or promote community engagement, diversity, value-based care and access for all.

We are no longer accepting nominations for the 2026 awards. Stay tuned for the winners!

Awards are granted in the following categories:

Fitzhugh Mullan Rising Star (student, resident, fellow, or early-career faculty)
Individual Excellence (mid-career)
Lifetime Achievement (late-career or retired/emeritus)
Program Excellence (smaller entities, such as residency programs or specialized training tracks)
Institution Excellence (large organizations, e.g., schools, academic health centers, university-wide initiatives, healthcare delivery organizations)

2024 Awardees. From left to right: Guenevere Burke representing the Atlantic Fellowship for Health Equity, Caswell Evans, Lisa Meeks, Arthur Kauffman representing the University of New Mexico, and Alec Calac.

Awardees will receive a monetary prize, travel and lodging to the conference, and a crystal award acknowledging their achievement. Nominees should be working interprofessionally as innovators in health professions education who are invested in bringing change and should be exemplars of social mission.

The intended outcome of this award program is the increased recognition of institutions, programs, and people who are doing extraordinary work promoting social mission in health professions education. This recognition gives greater visibility to these projects and the Social Mission Alliance movement as a whole. In the process, the awards program has become a centerpiece of the national conference, celebrating the works of people and programs achieving social mission goals.

Applicants are encouraged to email 2026 Conference Awards Staff with any questions (info@socialmission.org).

Nominations are now closed.