Season 5, Episode 8: Celebrating 30 Years of Leadership and Learning in Health Professions with Dr. Marg Hay

This episode of the Harvard Macy Institute podcast features Marg Hay, Professor Emeritus at Monash University and leading light in the HMI community. We explore Marg's journey from health psychology to becoming an influential leader in health professions education. We talk about her penchant for ‘start ups’, including pioneering work at Monash university, her involvement with Harvard Macy, and her perspectives on curriculum, assessment, and faculty development.

Marg shares her experiences on the importance of being a generalist, the balance between behavioral sciences and education, and the significance of mentorship and community in her career. We reflect on innovation, leadership, embracing failure, and her ongoing passion for lifelong learning. We conclude by thinking about life and career after the ‘main act’ and the many contributions still to be made.

Your host for this episode is Victoria Brazil (Educators, ’05, Leaders ’07, Assessment ‘10). Victoria is Professor of Emergency Medicine at Bond University Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine. She hosts the HMI podcast and is co-producer of Simulcast -a podcast about health care simulation.