Integrating Social Accountability in Medical School Accreditation Standards in Uganda: A Policy Perspective
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Social accountability, Medical education, AccreditationAbstract
Medical education in Uganda has evolved in the recent past into competency-based medical education. Social accountability is the capacity of the medical school to respond to society’s priority needs and health system challenges to meet these needs. The World Federation of Medical Education recognises the need for medical schools to be socially accountable as reflected in the accreditation standards. The National Council for Higher Education is responsible for accrediting medical schools in Uganda. We propose the integration of social accountability into medical school accreditation standards in Uganda.
The process will start with stakeholder engagement to develop a shared understanding of the concepts and goals. The stakeholders will be defined using the Partnership Pentagram Plus. Thereafter, through a process of co-creation, the team will work together to integrate social accountability in medical school accreditation standards in Uganda.
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