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A Systematic Review of Social Accountability in Medical Education:. Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Florida International University Alan Wells, PhD, MPH; Presenter Gilbert Ramirez, DrPH; Principal Investigator. Collaborators .
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A Systematic Review of Social Accountability in Medical Education: Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Florida International University Alan Wells, PhD, MPH; Presenter Gilbert Ramirez, DrPH; Principal Investigator
Collaborators • Shafik Dharmsi, PhD University of British Columbia • Lauri Andress, PhD Independent Researcher, Consultant • Luther Brewster, PhD Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (HWCOM), Florida International University (FIU) • David Brown, MD, HWCOM-FIU • Alnecia Rumphs, Epi Doctoral Student FIU School of Public Health
Social Accountability Concepts • “[Medical Schools have] the obligation to direct their education, research and service activities towards addressing the priority health concerns of the community, region, and/or nation they have a mandate to serve” • WHO 1995
Social Accountability Grid Boelen C, Woollard B., (2009). Social accountability and accreditation: A new frontier for educational institutions. Medical Education (43) 887-894
FIU data base • Medical School Mission Statements • n=159
Content analysis of Social Accountability in Mission Statement Word analysis looking at Presence ↔ dichotomous (no, yes; 0,1) • Intensity ↔ how often • Consistency ↔ levels in mission, vision, values, goals • But we haven’t analyzed all of this yet
Next Steps? Discussion How should we measure/define social accountability outcomes? Should we focus on analyses of medical curriculum?
Correspondence and Thank you • Alan L. Wells, HWCOM, FIU • alwells@fiu.edu • 305-348-6197