Assessment of Knowledge About Accreditation of Medical Schools Among Medical Students of school of medicine at Ahfad University for women 2021

Abstract

Fouz Yousuf Ali Ahmed, Mohammed Hammad Jaber, Roaa Gamal Mustafa FadulAllah, Sereen Ibrahim Ali Alkheder, Sanaa Khalid Mukhtar Khalid and Tahra Sadig Almhadi

Introduction: accreditation was defined by World Federation of Medical Education (WFME) as the certification of the suitability of medical education programs, and of the competence of medical schools in the delivery of medical education that ensures patient safety and competent practicing doctors. It’s extremely important that students understand the concept of accreditation, its nine criteria and six processes.

Method: This study was an institutional based cross-sectional study, conducted in 2021.This study was carried out in one phase among 333 medical students in the university of Ahfad school of medicine, aged <18 and >21 were enrolled in the study. The questionnaires were formed in Google form which made data easy to collect and analyze, especially considering the obstacle of the Corona pandemic. These forms were formed to evaluate the knowledge and understanding of students toward accreditation of medical schools. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 20.

Result: Basically Concerning the medical students’ knowledge about accreditation, the results revealed that the majority of them (63.1%) mentioned they have information about accreditation, while the rest of them (36.9%) mentioned they have no information about accreditation. While accreditation is defined as the official approval given by an organization stating that a subject or thing has achieved a required standard. In medical education terminology, accreditation has numerous definitions. But according to the World Health Organization (WHO) accreditation is "a voluntary peer-review process designed to test the educational quality of new and established medical programs"(1).

Conclusion: From the study findings it can be concluded that; while the general knowledge on accreditation was unsatisfactory, the students’ knowledge about standard of accreditation and accreditation process and their roles in it was rather poor.

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