The impact of community engaged healthcare education on undergraduate students' empathy and their views towards social accountability; a mixed methods systematic review.

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Background

Many non-communicable diseases are rooted in social factors that determine health outcomes. Complex topics such as the social determinants of health are difficult to teach through traditional didactic methods. Since the introduction of the social accountability of medical schools' framework in 1995 by the World Health Organisation, healthcare education institutions are encouraged to shift their traditional education models towards a socially accountable approach. Community engagement can facilitate a deeper understanding of health inequity, barriers to health care, and the social determinants of health whilst enabling institutions to meet their obligation to the communities they serve. This systematic review aimed to answer the following question: ''What is the impact of

SUBMITTER: Plessas A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11658286 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature