Accepted Type
Oral
Code
OC1-3-2
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Oral
Sub Type
Education Research
Will the presenter be a:
Student
Affiliation
Considered for Poster
no
Title
Global Perceptions on Social Accountability and Outcomes: A Survey of Medical Schools
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
Social accountability is central to medical education, yet despite repeated international calls for stronger evidence of institutional effectiveness, programs continue to struggle to demonstrate social accountability. This study explores institutional practices and administrative perceptions of social accountability in medical schools, globally.
Methods
An online survey was emailed to a purposeful sample of academic deans and program directors/leads of English-speaking medical schools that offer an undergraduate medical program from 245 institutions in 14 countries. Survey items were developed using previous literature and categorized using context-input-process-products (CIPP) evaluation model as an organizational framework. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was used to assess the inter-relationships among items. Reliability and internal consistency of items were evaluated using McDonald's omega. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and post hoc analyses were used to examine institutional differences.
Results
Findings from 103 deans and program directors/leads collected between February-June 2020 are presented. Common perceptions and institutional practices of social accountability were identified. Five-factors were extracted, accounting for 68% of the variance: community partnerships; institutional mandates; selection/recruitment; institutional activities; and community responsibility. Institutional nuances and differences among factor subscales were observed.
Conclusion
This study indentified institutional practices and administrative perceptions of social accountability. While, most medical schools expressed an institutional commitment to social accountability, the effects of their outcomes on the community remain unknown and not evaluated. Institutional practices of social accountability focus on inputs and processes and lack product outcomes. Overall, this paper offers programs and educators a psychometrically supported tool to aid in the operationalization and reliability of evaluating social accountability.
Keyword 1
Medical Education
Keyword 2
Social Accountability
Keyword 3
Undergraduate medical education
Level of Training
Undergraduate
Abstract Themes
Research methods
Research methods
Quantitative
Additional Theme (First choice)
Undergraduate
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Admissions
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Distributed Medical Education
Authors
Presenter
Cassandra Barber
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
