Addressing the health advocate role in medical education.

ABSTRACT: The health advocate role is an essential and underappreciated component of the CanMEDs competency framework. It is tied to the concept of social accountability and its application to medical schools for preparing future physicians who will work to ensure an equitable healthcare system. Student involvement in health advocacy throughout medical school can inspire a long-term commitment to address health disparities. The Social Medicine Network (SMN) provides an online platform for medical trainees to seek opportunities to address health disparities, with the goal of bridging the gap between the social determinants of health and clinical medicine. This online platform provides a list of health advocacy related opportunities for addressing issues that impede health equity, whether through rese

SUBMITTER: Boroumand S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6993364 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature