Compared to their urban counterparts, rural and remote inhabitants experience lower life
expectancy and poorer health status. Nowhere is the worldwide shortage of health …

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

The determinants of health inequities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations
include factors amenable to medical education's influence—for example, the competence of …

Health systems worldwide are confronted with challenges due to increased demand from
their citizens, an aging population, a variety of health risks and limited resources. Key health …

Background: The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) has a social accountability
mandate to contribute to improving the health of the people and communities of Northern …

This literature review describes the impact of health professional schools with a social
accountability mandate by identifying characteristics of medical education found to impact …

Abstract “Community” has featured in the discourse about medical education for over half a
century. This discourse has explored relationships between medical education programs …

Objectives: To elaborate the desired qualities, traits, and styles of physician's leadership with
a deep insight into the recommended measures to inculcate leadership skills in physicians …

Context Socially accountable medical schools aim to reduce health inequalities by training
workforces responsive to the priority health needs of underserved communities. One key …

Context As the purpose of medical education is to produce graduates able to most effectively
address people's health concerns, there is general agreement that coordination with the …