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Home Research Research Library Toward Defining and Measuring Social Accountability in Graduate Medical Education: A Stakeholder Study Toward Defining and Measuring Social Accountability in Graduate Medical Education: A Stakeholder Study 2013 Author(s) Reddy, A T, Lazreg, S A, Phillips, Robert L, Bazemore, Andrew W, and Lucan, Sean C Topic(s) Education & Training, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education Volume Journal of Graduate Medical Education Source Journal of Graduate Medical Education Background: Since 1965, Medicare has publically financed graduate medical education (GME) in the United States. Given public financing, various advisory groups have argued that GME should be more socially accountable. Several efforts are underway to develop accountability measures for GME that could be tied to Medicare payments, but it is not clear how to measure or even define social accountability. Objective: We explored how GME stakeholders perceive, define, and measure social accountability. Methods: Through purposive and snowball sampling, we completed semistructured interviews with 18 GME stakeholders from GME training sites, government agencies, and health care organizations. We analyzed interview field notes and audiorecordings using a flexible, iterative, qualitative group process to identify themes. Results: THREE THEMES EMERGED IN REGARDS TO DEFINING SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY: (1) creating a diverse physician workforce to address regional needs and primary care and specialty shortages; (2) ensuring quality in training and care to best serve patients; and (3) providing service to surrounding communities and the general public. All but 1 stakeholder believed GME institutions have a responsibility to be socially accountable. Reported barriers to achieving social accountability included training time constraints, financial limitations, and institutional resistance. Suggestions for measuring social accountability included reviewing graduates’ specialties and practice locations, evaluating curricular content, and reviewing program services to surrounding communities. Conclusions: Most stakeholders endorsed the concept of social accountability in GME, suggesting definitions and possible measures that could inform policy makers calls for increased accountability despite recognized barriers. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2020 Primary Care Spending in the United States, 2002-2016 Go to Primary Care Spending in the United States, 2002-2016 2017 Workplace Factors Associated With Burnout of Family Physicians Go to Workplace Factors Associated With Burnout of Family Physicians 2024 Training in Gender Affirming Care is Medically Necessary Go to Training in Gender Affirming Care is Medically Necessary 2024 Performance Evaluation of the Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT-4) on the Family Medicine In-Training Examination Go to Performance Evaluation of the Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT-4) on the Family Medicine In-Training Examination
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