The MacArthur Fellows Program: Michael Cohen.

Grant Recipient

The MacArthur Fellows Program: Michael Cohen.

September 28, 2005

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Michael Cohen, President of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, has focused his career on preventing medical errors with innovative and elegant solutions. The MacArthur Foundation has selected him as a 2005 Fellow and recipient of a $500,000 "genius grant."

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