Using Students' Toolkit to Assess the Social Accountability of Dental Students at Misr International University in Egypt: A Cross-sectional Study

NCT07383662 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: MIU-IRB-2122-157
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 975
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Data were collected via a paper-based questionnaire adapted from IFMSA Social Accountability Toolkit Questionnaire. The questionnaire was distributed to all students and interns during the study period, with a total of 1805 dental students and interns.

Conditions

Social Accountability

Keywords

Social Accountability (SA); Dental school; Medical education; Dental education; Community service; Oral and Dental health equity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Social accountability score

  The total score was calculated by adding the scores of each question to a total and seeing where our faculty stands. Additional information on each of the questions and accompanying indicators were provided in the second column to guide students during scoring. Scoring implications: The interpretation of the scores 0-8: Start a conversation with your classmates and school to begin to build social accountability at your school. 9-17: Your school has some social accountability strategies, look for ways to advocate to build on these existing strategies 18-26: Your school is doing well, look for areas of weakness and ways to advocate to improve social accountability. 27-36: Your school has a strong foundation in social accountability and advocates for continued growth and leadership in social accountability.

  From enrollment till distribution of all questionnaires in a month

Study Arms (1)

Dental students and interns

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Dental students and interns at MIU

You may qualify if:

• Dental students at MIU, both males and females of different educational years and interns

You may not qualify if:

• Subjects who refuse to participate

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Misr International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Misr International University

Cairo, 11799, Egypt

Location

Related Publications (5)

• Building Capacity in Higher Education Topic Guide 201

  BACKGROUND

• Woollard B, Boelen C. Seeking impact of medical schools on health: meeting the challenges of social accountability. Med Educ. 2012 Jan;46(1):21-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2011.04081.x.

  PMID: 22150193 BACKGROUND

• Alrebish SA, Taha MH, Ahmed MH, Abdalla ME. Commitment towards a better future for medical education in Saudi Arabia: the efforts of the college of medicine at Qassim University to become socially accountable. Med Educ Online. 2020 Dec;25(1):1710328. doi: 10.1080/10872981.2019.1710328.

  PMID: 31902316 BACKGROUND

• 2. Reza Ghaffari, Ali Taghizadieh, Mozhgan Behshid , Mohammad Husein Somi, Azim Mirzazadeh, Hamid Reza Baradaran, Mark Huntington, Seyed Hasan Emami Razavi, Flora Baghban Rezvan, Fariba Salek Ranjbarzadeh. Accountability in medical education from theory to practice Tabriz 2018 statement: A step towards the implementation of this social necessity.

  BACKGROUND

• 1. Boelen C., Heck J. E. (1995). Defining and measuring the social accountability of medical schools. Geneva: World Health Organization. No. WHO/HRH/95.7.

  BACKGROUND

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Vice CEO Quality Assurance Unit

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 26, 2026
• First Posted: February 3, 2026
• Study Start: March 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2022
• Study Completion: May 1, 2022
• Last Updated: February 6, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Locations

EG (1)