Institutional Social Accountability from Medical Education to Accreditation and Public Policy

Proceedings of the 2023-2024 Social Accountability Fellowship, co-hosted by The Network: TUFH, NOSM University, and the University of Limerick

Authors

  • Maxwell Kennel NOSM University

Keywords:

Social Accountability, Health Equity, Medical Humanities, Critical Theory, Medical Education, Public Policy

Abstract

With contributions from deans of medical schools and their teams across the globe, this issue of the Social Innovations Journal showcases the proceedings of the inaugural cohort of the Social Accountability Fellowship co-hosted by The Network: Towards Unity for Health, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University and its Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity, alongside the University of Limerick. The introductory article “International and Critical Perspectives on Social Accountability from Medical Education to Public Policy,” written by Maxwell Kennel, provides an in-depth framing and context for this edition. The article provides a brief history and compact, critical account of Social Accountability while framing the policy documents in this special issue so that readers can situate what follows in the context of a broader movement.

Author Biography

Maxwell Kennel, NOSM University

Maxwell Kennel, PhD, is a co-investigator on an SSHRC Partnership Grant called “The CREATE Project” (Community-engaged‍ Research in Education,‍ Advocacy, and system‍ Transformation for advancing health‍ Equity) hosted by the Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity at NOSM University, where he has served as a Senior Research Associate and Social Accountability Coordinator (with The Network: TUFH) from 2022 to 2024. He is trained in critical theory and the scholarly study of religion and society and is the author of Postsecular History (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022) and Ontologies of Violence (Brill, 2023).

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Published

2024-09-04

How to Cite

Kennel, M. (2024). Institutional Social Accountability from Medical Education to Accreditation and Public Policy: Proceedings of the 2023-2024 Social Accountability Fellowship, co-hosted by The Network: TUFH, NOSM University, and the University of Limerick. Social Innovations Journal, 26. Retrieved from https://socialinnovationsjournal.com/index.php/sij/article/view/8556

Issue

Vol. 26 (2024): The Medical and Allied Health Institutional Journey to Becoming Socially Accountable and Policy Influence on Accreditation Systems

Section

Editorials

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