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

Thomas W Laudone; Jennifer L Prisco; Nicole L Keuler; Renier Coetzee

doi:10.1016/j.cptl.2023.03.003

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

Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2023 Mar;15(3):234-237. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2023.03.003. Epub 2023 Apr 5.

Authors

Thomas W Laudone¹, Jennifer L Prisco², Nicole L Keuler³, Renier Coetzee⁴

Affiliations

¹ University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 20 N Pine Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States. Electronic address: tlaudone@rx.umaryland.edu.
² MCPHS University School of Pharmacy, 179 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, United States. Electronic address: Jennifer.prisco@mcphs.edu.
³ University of Western Cape School of Pharmacy, Robert Sobukwe Rd, Belville, 7535, South Africa. Electronic address: nnkeuler@uwc.ac.za.
⁴ University of Western Cape School of Pharmacy, Robert Sobukwe Rd, Belville, 7535, South Africa. Electronic address: recoetzee@uwc.ac.za.

PMID: 37024354
DOI: 10.1016/j.cptl.2023.03.003

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Competency; Leadership; Partnership; Pharmacy education; Social accountability.

MeSH terms

Education, Pharmacy*
Health Education
Humans
Leadership*
Social Responsibility