The author considers the University of Toronto's Health, illness and the Community course
for undergraduate medical students, described in this issue by Wasylenki and associates …

On the 10th anniversary of Health Canada and the Association of Faculties of Medicine of
Canada's publication in 2001 of Social Accountability: A Vision for Canadian Medical …

As the intersections of social identities and health become increasingly evident, the need for
medical schools to center their education on social accountability becomes critical. Medical …

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

Background: Medical schools have been increasingly called upon to augment and prioritize
their social accountability (SA). Approaches to increasing SA may include reorienting and …

Background: Medical schools play a role in ensuring that their outcomes ultimately have
positive effects on the health status of communities. We describe an initiative that translates …

The recent Canadian experience in promoting social accountability and social
responsiveness of medical schools has been one of steady improvement in certain …

Like many rural regions around the world, Northern Ontario has a chronic shortage of
doctors. Recognizing that medical graduates who have grown up in a rural area are more …

Background Health professions education curricula are undergoing reform towards social
accountability (SA), defined as an academic institution's obligation to orient its education …

Social accountability has gained importance and greater acceptance in the ever-increasing
complexity and interconnectivity of patient care, education, and research that is the threefold …