Medicine as a Profession

Medicine as a Profession (MAP), an initiative of the Open Society Institute, has closed. Its work continues with the Institute on Medicine as a Profession at Columbia University, Baltimore Reach, and Doctors for Healthy Communities.

From 1999 to 2004, MAP worked to invigorate the principles of professionalism in medicine to advance trust, quality, and integrity in American health care. Its goal was to reinstill a sense of trust and integrity in the medical profession. Through its grantmaking, MAP has supported efforts by physicians to improve the quality, distribution, and accessibility of health care in the United States.

Soros Fellow Patricia Flanagan Named to Board of Rhode Island Foundation
May 1, 2005
Soros Advocacy Fellow Dr. Patricia Flanagan has been named to the board of the Rhode Island Foundation. more

Soros Fellow Deborah Richter Quoted on Health Care in Vermont
April 20, 2005
Soros Advocacy Fellow Dr. Deborah Richter was quoted in an April 20 Burlington Free Press article on health care. more

Former Fellow Michael Fine Promotes Prescription Plan for Low-Income Patients
March 9, 2005
Soros Advocacy Fellowship alumnus Dr. Michael Fine has appeared on billboards throughout Rhode Island to promote a prescription plan for low-income patients. more

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Medical Education in the Public Interest
January 2005
A publication documenting the Soros Service Program for Community Health, which came to a close in 2004. more

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Soros Service Program for Community Health
The Soros Service Program for Community Health supported educating medical students on professionalism in a community context. more

Soros Advocacy Fellowship for Physicians
Between 1999 and 2004, OSI operated the Soros Advocacy Fellowship for Physicians to support a cadre of physician advocates with expertise in achieving system or policy social change at the local, state, and national level. more

Institute on Medicine as a Profession
The work of MAP continues with the Institute on Medicine as a Profession (IMAP) at Columbia University. more