A call for social accountability within pharmacy education: Partnership, competency, and leadership.

Autor: Laudone TW; University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 20 N Pine Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States. Electronic address: tlaudone@rx.umaryland.edu., Prisco JL; MCPHS University School of Pharmacy, 179 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, United States. Electronic address: Jennifer.prisco@mcphs.edu., Keuler NL; University of Western Cape School of Pharmacy, Robert Sobukwe Rd, Belville, 7535, South Africa. Electronic address: nnkeuler@uwc.ac.za., Coetzee R; University of Western Cape School of Pharmacy, Robert Sobukwe Rd, Belville, 7535, South Africa. Electronic address: recoetzee@uwc.ac.za.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Currents in pharmacy teaching & learning [Curr Pharm Teach Learn] 2023 Mar; Vol. 15 (3), pp. 234-237. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 05.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cptl.2023.03.003
Abstrakt: Introduction: To address the needs of the community, social accountability (SA) needs to be integrated in health education, especially pharmacy education. This is part one of a two-part commentary that focuses specifically on partnership, competency, and leadership as it relates to SA within pharmacy education.
Commentary: Here the need for partnership in SA, competency of SA in pharmacy education, and leadership in SA is discussed.
Implications: Integration of SA in pharmacy education can be challenging, however good leadership, a competency framework, and partnership with change agents can assist with this transformation.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest None.
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