Accepted Type
Dedicated Poster
Code
LP11 - 05
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
Yes, I have/had in the past 2 years, a financial interest, arrangement, or affiliation with one or more organizations that could be perceived as a direct/indirect conflict of interest in the context/content of the subject of this or any other presentation.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Poster
Sub Type
Education Research
Will the presenter be a:
Student
Affiliation
Title
Identifying the state of social accountability at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine through an internal environmental scan
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
The social accountability of medical schools is their obligation to address the priority health concerns of communities they serve, as identified together with governments, health care organizations, health professionals, and the public. Canadian faculties of medicine report regularly on their activities in this area, but it is unclear if communities are able to identify their needs in these processes.
Methods
We conducted a 10-week internal environmental scan of social accountability at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine (FoM). We used available data sources to collect activities across domains of admissions, community outreach, curriculum, clinical service, professional affairs, and innovation and research. We analyzed data quantitatively by Faculty categories, values expressed, populations, and social obligation. We conducted thematic qualitative analysis of a small number of solicited project descriptions.
Results
Of 729 data items collected, 560 related to social accountability. Half of the items were classified in the Education category (281/560, 50.2%), with the vast majority falling under the curriculum domain (271/281, 96.4%). The values most frequently expressed were "quality" (293/560, 52.3%) and "partnership" (265/560, 47.3%), and the most frequently mentioned populations were "marginalized" (153/560, 27.3%), "Indigenous" (96/560, 17.1%) and "Francophone" (76/560, 13.6%). Only 17.1% (96/560) of all items were deemed socially accountable. In the qualitative analysis, partnership and maintaining relationships was again recognized as essential, as was a focus on priority health needs and populations.
Conclusion
Some FoM activities are clearly socially accountable. Other domains could benefit from a greater emphasis on engagement and identification of priority health needs.
Keyword 1
Social accountability
Keyword 2
Community engagement
Keyword 3
Social determinants
Level of Training
General
Abstract Themes
Professionalism
Additional Theme (First choice)
Leadership
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Authors
Presenter
Sophie Lamontagne
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
