Homelessness is associated with high risks of morbidity and premature death. Many
interventions aimed to improve physical and mental health exist, but do not reach the …

Purpose Medical schools face growing pressures to produce stronger evidence of their
social accountability, but measuring social accountability remains a global challenge. This …

Background Experts in the field of medical education emphasized the need for curricula that
improve students' attitudes toward the underserved. However, some studies have shown …

Background: Medical workforce shortages in rural and remote areas are a global issue. High-
income countries (HICs) and low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) seek to implement …

Background 'Grow your own'strategies are considered important for developing rural
workforce capacity. They involve selecting health students from specific rural regions and …

Many high-and middle-income countries face challenges in developing and maintaining a
health workforce which can address changing population health needs. They have …

Objectives: Primary care and public health comprise the bedrock of health systems, but their
divergence has produced two groups of practitioners either focused on individual health or …

Objectives Social Accountability is a relatively new approach in medical education,
Information about its implementation is scarce in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. The …

Context Medical education has not been immune from forces for globalisation in the
contemporary world. At the same time the social accountability of medical schools in …

The concept of social accountability of medical schools is becoming increasingly important
worldwide, and numerous frameworks and evaluation tools have been developed. This …