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 …

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

Background Social accountability is a participatory process in which citizens are engaged to
hold politicians, policy makers and public officials accountable for the services that they …

Context Case study research (CSR) is a research approach that guides holistic investigation
of a real phenomenon. This approach may be useful in medical education to provide critical …

Background Medical schools have the obligation to direct their education toward addressing
the priority health concerns of the societies that they serve. The purpose of this study was to …

Background This paper presents a conceptual framework developed from empirical
evidence, to guide medical schools aspiring towards greater social accountability. Methods …

Abstract Background IFMSA Social Accountability Assessment Tool has been developed for
medical students by medical students to assess medical schools. However, its psychometric …

Introduction Many medical schools have well‐established admission pathways and
programming to support Indigenous medical workforce development. Ideally, these efforts …

A social accountability mandate for Canadian medical schools formally emerged in Canada
with changes to accreditation standards in 2015. However, how social accountability is …

There is increasing evidence on the positive outcomes of engaging students and community
partners in medical education, especially in achieving social accountability. However, less is …