The role of socially accountable universities in improving the selection of medical students from rural and underserved areas

Medical education to strengthen health systems in Africa: MEPI as a catalyst for change

“…'The SURMEPI story' [2] highlights how the project seeks to adopt innovative strategies to improve human resources for health in Africaparticularly focusing on the pipeline that commences already at secondaryschool level. In describing this entry point, Moodley et al [3] introduce a key philosophical construct that provides significant direction for our work, namely social accountability and the importance of ensuring medical graduates are both academically sound and responsive to the needs of the communities they serve. Community-based education (CBE) activities run by the FMHS are based on this founding principle.…”