Social Obligation of Medical Colleges and Teaching Medical Students Social Responsibility to Health

Authors

  • Rano Mal Piryani
  • Suneel Piryani

Keywords:

Social Obligation, Medical college, Responsibility

Abstract

World Bioethics Day 2022 was celebrated on 19th October 2022. The theme was 'Social Responsibility and Health'1. This is a reminder for medical schools to emphasize one of the important aspects of Social Responsibility and Health,' i.e. Social obligation of medical colleges and teaching health professions students' social compulsion to health". The medical schools have to develop socially trustworthy and accountable physicians/doctors who volunteer for activities that give contentment to the people and provide socially acceptable healthcare, thereby contributing towards the prosperity of communities2.

We may ask two questions to ourselves; 1) Are our medical schools producing socially responsible physicians/doctors who engage themselves in activities contributing towards the bliss, well-being, and fortune of their communities? 2) "Are our medical education programs have state-of-the-art curriculums that produce a positive, constructive effect on the well-being of our communities?

References

World Bioethics Day 2022. Available from: https://www.int-chair-bioethics.org/world-bioethics-day-2022.

Faulkner LR, McCurdy RL. Teaching Medical Students Social Responsibility: The Right Thing to Do. Acad. Med. 2000; 75: 346-350. doi: 10.1097/00001888-200004000-00010.

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Green-Thompson LP, McInerney P, Woollard B. The social accountability of doctors: a relationship-based framework for understanding emergent community concepts of caring. BMC Health Serv Res. 2017; 17(1): 269. doi: 10.1186/s12913-017-2239-7.

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Published

2023-06-21

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Piryani RM, Piryani S. Social Obligation of Medical Colleges and Teaching Medical Students Social Responsibility to Health. J Liaq Uni Med Health Sci [Internet]. 2023 Jun. 21 [cited 2024 May 14];22(02):87-8. Available from: http://ojs.lumhs.edu.pk/index.php/jlumhs/article/view/1167

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Vol. 22 No. 02 (2023): Journal of Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences

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Editorial

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