Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
BMC Med Educ. 2020 Jan 30;20(1):28. doi: 10.1186/s12909-020-1938-7.
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 research, community engagement, or clinical care.First implemented at the University of British Columbia, the SMN has since expanded to other medical schools across Canada. At the University of Ottawa, the SMN is being used to augment didactic teachings of health advocacy and social accountability. This article reports on the development and application of the SMN as a resource for medical trainees seeking meaningful and actionable opportunities to enact their role as health advocates.
健康倡导人角色是 CanMEDS 能力框架中一个必不可少但未被充分认识的组成部分。它与社会责任的概念相关联，并将其应用于医学院校，为未来将致力于确保公平医疗体系的医生做准备。学生在整个医学院期间参与健康倡导活动，可以激发他们对解决健康不平等问题的长期承诺。社会医学网络 (SMN) 为医学生提供了一个在线平台，以寻求解决健康不平等问题的机会，目标是弥合健康决定因素与临床医学之间的差距。该在线平台提供了一系列与健康倡导相关的机会，旨在解决阻碍健康公平的问题，无论是通过研究、社区参与还是临床护理。SMN 最初在不列颠哥伦比亚大学实施，此后已扩展到加拿大的其他医学院校。在渥太华大学，SMN 被用于补充健康倡导和社会责任的理论教学。本文报告了 SMN 的开发和应用，作为医学生寻求有意义和可行的机会来履行其健康倡导人角色的资源。
