Return to Oz: Behind the Curtain at Khan Academy
June 6, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Mike Painter stepped out of his virtual, long distance relationship with the Khan Academy and went behind the wizard’s curtain to see how it’s actually done.
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A Learning Journey
May 7, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Khan Academy is convinced of the value of online content. Like a MOOC (massive open online course), the material it creates is free and available to anyone, anywhere. But that’s where the similarities end.
Whoa! Did You Feel That?
April 9, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
The Khan Academy is a free online educational platform that provides self-paced, mastery-based education, and is a launching pad for what will become a complete, free knowledge-base for health care education.
Whoa! Did You Feel That?
April 8, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Khan Academy, AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have launched a powerful collaboration with potentially significant implications for health care education.
Medical Education Community Collaborates with Khan Academy to Help Prepare Students for New MCAT® Exam
April 2, 2013 | News Release
The new collaboration would help provide free online resources to help students get ready.
Nurturing Body, Mind, and Spirit
August 14, 2012 | Story
Bonnie Kratzer explains the Parish Nurse program, in which volunteer parish nurses provide health education, screenings, and other services to churches and other community organizations.
Achievements & Accolades
August 19, 2011 | Story
Leaders' Link e-Newsletter: July/August 2011.
Helping Children Actively Design How They Learn about Health and Wellness
October 4, 2011 | Program Result Report
The Institute of Play created Being Me, a social networking site, for students at the Quest to Learn public school in New York, to help them actively understand and participate in creating their own health and wellness.
Meharry Center Kicks Off 2011 Seminar Series: Charts Bright Future
February 10, 2011 | Story
Executive director reports on new academic and research activities at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy at Meharry Medical College—the first institute of its kind to be established at a historically black medical school.
Toolkit and Training Help Raise Awareness and Educate Communities on Combating Childhood Obesity in Schools and Neighborhoods
October 8, 2010 | Program Result Report
The The Institute for the Advancement of Multicultural and Minority Medicine developed a toolkit and provided training to help raise awareness and educate communities on combating childhood obesity.