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Case study of social accountability implementation of medical schools: case of 8 medical school in Korea

의과대학의 사회적 책무성 실천 사례: 8개 의과대학을 중심으로

  • Jung–Sik Huh (Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Jeju National University) ;
  • Mi Kyung Kim (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Yoo Sang Yoon (Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University) ;
  • Keun-Mi Lee (Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Jong Hun Lee (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, School of Medicine, Eulji University) ;
  • Seung-Jae Hong (Department of Rheumatology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Hyo Hyun Yoo (Department of Medical Education, Jeonbuk National University Medical School)
  • 허정식 (제주대학교 의과대학 비뇨기과학교실) ;
  • 김미경 (중앙대학교 의과대학 병리학교실) ;
  • 윤유상 (인제대학교 의과대학 응급의학교실) ;
  • 이근미 (영남대학교 의과대학 가정의학교실) ;
  • 이종훈 (을지대학교 의과대학 성형외과학교실) ;
  • 홍승재 (경희대학교 의과대학 류마티스내과학교실) ;
  • 유효현 (전북대학교 의과대학 의학교육학교실)
  • Received : 2022.07.20
  • Accepted : 2022.11.02
  • Published : 2023.03.31
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Abstract

Medical schools realize their social accountability in cultivating future doctors as decision-makers of medical care in the future society as an axis of society and carrying out communication, research, and medical service (medical care). This study summarized the social accountability status of eight medical schools in Korea, including the characteristics, activities, and programs in the sociocultural context. The data from the self-evaluation research reports of eight medical schools were classified and organized according to education, research, and medical care services. The medical schools offer related subjects, community service activities, and clinical practice, allowing active participation in local health promotion and disease prevention. Community health information research was conducted considering the difference between the local natural environment in which the medical school is located and the frequency of diseases. Medical schools and hospitals collaborated to conduct domestic and foreign health education volunteer activities. Social accountability must be prioritized, considering the importance of medical schools' functions and roles in a high knowledge-information society. Both doctors' medical capacity and competence to actively participate in developing medical care and health policies for the community should be strengthened.

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