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ERIC Number: EJ1189708
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Oct
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1382-4996
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Time for Action: Key Considerations for Implementing Social Accountability in the Education of Health Professionals
Ventres, William; Boelen, Charles; Haq, Cynthia
Advances in Health Sciences Education, v23 n4 p853-862 Oct 2018
Within health professional education around the world, there exists a growing awareness of the professional duty to be "socially responsible," being attentive to the needs of all members of communities, regions, and nations, especially those who disproportionately suffer from the adverse influence of social determinants. However, much work still remains to progress beyond such good intentions. Moving from contemplation to action means embracing "social accountability" as a key guiding principle for change. Social accountability means that health institutions attend to improving the performance of individual practitioners and health systems by directing educational and practice interventions to promote the health of all the public and assessing the systemic effects of these interventions. In this Reflection, the authors (1) review the reasons why health professional schools and their governing bodies should codify, in both curricular and accreditation standards, norms of excellence in social accountability, (2) present four considerations crucial to successfully implementing this codification, and (3) discuss the challenges such changes might entail. The authors conclude by noting that in adopting socially accountable criteria, schools will need to expand their philosophical scope to recognize social accountability as a vitally important part of their institutional professional identity.
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Language: English
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