1. Human Resources for Health
Assessment Tool for Students
Human Resources for Health
A complex, transversal and global health problem

3. What is Social Accountability
“The obligation of a medical school to direct their education, research and service activities towards addressing the priority health concerns of the community, region, and/or nation they have a mandate to serve.
The priority health concerns are to be identified jointly by governments, health care organizations, health professionals and the public.”
- WHO 1995

4. Video

5. Why assessment
To identify in which areas your school has a strong foundation in social accountability, and in which there is area for improvement

6. Is my school socially accountable?

7. Why students?
You have unique insight in many areas of your school faculty members do not as you directly participate in medical education. The outcomes of your medical education will directly influence your future as well. To develop leadership skills and a broader view of the role of students/health professionals

8. Why students?

9. How to assess SA?
Download the IFMSA-THEnet Students’ Toolkit on Social Accountability in Medical Schools: Open the assessment tool

11. Example
Open Annex 1 from the toolkit

13. Further questions

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15. Further questions

16. Scoring

17. Best practice

18. Best practice
Carry out the assessment with a large and diverse group of students (study years, backgrounds, organizations) Analyse the outcomes of the assessment to create an action plan together with relevant stakeholders (students, faculty, community members etc.) Share the results of the assessment and action plan!

19. Best practice

20. Further help
Check out the rest of the tools on to help you on your way. These include:
Presentations (such as this one) you can adjust to your circumstances
Example Training sessions including an agenda and trainer instructions
Colourful Social Media messages to engage others
Example Letters to send to your faculty or student organization

21. Further help
Check out the rest of the tools on to help you on your way. These include:

22. Contact
Contact the presenter: [Add your ] Questions regarding the Toolkit / IFMSA: