16 Questions
What is the primary purpose of assessing social accountability in medical schools?
To identify areas of improvement and create an action plan
Who should be involved in creating an action plan for social accountability?
Students, faculty members, and community representatives
How can the results of the assessment and action plan be shared with a wider audience?
Through a combination of presentations, training sessions, and social media messages
What is the significance of assessing social accountability with a diverse group of students?
To gather feedback from students of different backgrounds and study years
What is the ultimate goal of assessing and improving social accountability in medical schools?
To develop a practice and behavior of social accountability
What is the primary expectation of society from medicine?
Promotion of the public good
What is the seventh characteristic of professional conduct?
Life-long learning
What is the second key component of accountability?
Self-regulation in activities
What is the fifth characteristic of professional conduct?
Communication
What is one of medicine's expectations from society?
Adequately funded health care system
What is the third characteristic of professional conduct?
Service
What is the primary focus of a doctor's social accountability?
Addressing priority health concerns of the community
What is the main difference between social responsibility and social accountability?
Social responsibility is about fulfilling obligations, while social accountability is about accounting to society
Who should identify the priority health concerns of a community?
Jointly by governments, organizations, health professionals, and the public
What is the purpose of a doctor explaining actions that could have caused harm?
To improve healthcare standards
What is the scope of a doctor's accountability?
Their country and worldwide
Study Notes
Accessing Social Accountability in Medical Schools
- Social accountability is essential as a behavior and practice, but not as mere knowledge.
Assessing Social Accountability
- Assess social accountability with a large and diverse group of students, considering factors such as: • Study years • Backgrounds • Organizations
- This assessment helps identify areas where the medical school has a strong foundation in social accountability and areas for improvement.
Creating an Action Plan
- Analyze the assessment outcomes to develop an action plan with relevant stakeholders, including: • Students • Faculty • Community members
Sharing Results and Action Plan
- Share the results of the assessment and action plan through various means, such as: • Presentations tailored to specific circumstances • Training sessions with: • A detailed agenda • Trainer instructions • Engaging social media messages with a colorful approach • Sample letters to send to: • Faculty • Student organizations
Medical Professionalism
- Medical professionalism forms the basis of the contract between doctors and society, with both parties having legitimate expectations of each other.
Society's Expectations of Medicine
- Promotion of the public good
- Fulfilling the role of the healer
- Timely access to care
- Respect for patient autonomy
- Altruistic service
- Morality, integrity, and honesty
- Accountability and transparency
- Team health care cooperation
Medicine's Expectations of Society
- Reasonable lifestyle
- Adequately funded and staffed healthcare system
- Role in public policy
- Respect
- Financial and non-financial rewards
Characteristics of Professional Conduct
- Honesty (الأمانة)
- Altruism (الاثار)
- Service (الخدمة)
- Commitment (الالتزام)
- Communication (التواصل)
- Commitment to excellence (الالتزام بالبراعة)
- Accountability (المسائلة)
- Life-long learning (ال تعلم المستمر)
Key Components of Accountability
- Responsibility: being accountable to patients, families, society, and the community
- Self-regulation: reflecting legal and ethical conduct in daily actions
- Standard setting: maintaining professional standards in daily practices
- Ability to resolve conflict: resolving financial, pharmaceutical, or other conflicts
- Free acceptance of the duty to serve the public: improving healthcare standards in the community, country, and worldwide
- Explaining and giving reasons for actions that could have caused harm
Social Accountability
- The obligation of a medical school to direct education, research, and service activities towards addressing the priority health concerns of the community, region, or nation
- Identifying priority health concerns jointly with governments, organizations, health professionals, and the public (WHO, 1995)
Social Responsibility vs. Social Accountability
- Social responsibility: fulfilling obligations to society as a physician
- Social accountability: accounting to society for one's actions as a physician
This quiz assesses social accountability in medical schools, considering factors such as study years, backgrounds, and organizations. It helps identify areas of strength and weakness in social accountability.
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