Table 2 Students’ evaluation of social accountability at the Makerere university school of medicine
Question | Excellent | Good | Somewhat | No | Mean ± SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Does your institution have a clear social mission statement around the communities that they serve? | 91 (21.4) | 186 (43.7) | 109 (25.6) | 40 (9.4) | 1.77 ± 0.89 |
Does your curriculum reflect the needs of the population you serve? | 99 (23.2) | 216 (50.7) | 89 (20.9) | 22 (5.2) | 1.92 ± 0.80 |
Does your school have community partners or stakeholders who shape your school? | 87 (20.4) | 164 (38.5) | 120 (28.2) | 55 (12.9) | 1.66 ± 0.94 |
Do you learn about other cultures and other social circumstances in medical context in your curriculum? | 53 (12.4) | 133 (31.2) | 157 (36.9) | 83 (19.5) | 1.37 ± 0.93 |
Do the places/locations you learn at in practice include the presence of the populations that you will serve? | 161 (37.8) | 174 (40.9) | 74 (17.4) | 17 (4.0) | 2.12 ± 0.84 |
Are you required to do community-based learning (opposed to only elective opportunities)? | 211 (49.5) | 146 (34.3) | 44 (10.3) | 25 (5.9) | 2.28 ± 0.87 |
Does your class reflect the sociodemographic characteristics of your reference population? | 101 (23.7) | 175 (41.1) | 99 (23.2) | 51 (12.0) | 1.77 ± 0.95 |
Do your teachers reflect the sociodemographic characteristics of your reference population? | 71 (16.7) | 170 (39.9) | 129 (30.3) | 56 (13.2) | 1.60 ± 0.92 |
Does your learning experience also provide an active service to your community? | 145 (34.0) | 193 (45.3) | 76 (17.8) | 12 (2.8) | 2.11 ± 0.79 |
Does your school have community-based research? | 270 (63.4) | 132 (31.0) | 21 (4.9) | 3 (0.7) | 2.6 ± 0.62 |
Does your school encourage you to undertake generalist specialties (e.g. family medicine, general practice)? | 153 (35.9) | 123 (28.9) | 94 (22.1) | 56 (13.2) | 1.88 ± 1.05 |
Does your school have a positive impact on the community? | 225 (52.8) | 164 (38.5) | 34 (8.0) | 3 (0.7) | 2.43 ± 0.67 |