Deborah Oyine Aluh, Matthew Jegbefume Okonta, Valentine Uche Odili
Cross-sectional survey of mental health literacy among undergraduate students of the University of Nigeria
BMJ open
accreditation medical education existed 100 years yet impact accreditation remains inconclusive studies shown effects accreditation student outcomes educational processes medical schools however evidence showing impact accreditation continuous quality improvement undergraduate medical education programs still infancy scoping review explores impact accreditation continuous quality improvement cqi scoping review followed methodology preferred reporting items systematic reviews metaanalysis extension scoping reviews prismascr checklist outlined arksey omalley 2005 databases including pubmed medline eric cinhal google scholar searched find articles 2000 2022 related accreditation undergraduate medical education programs continuous quality improvement total 35 fulltext articles reviewed ten articles met inclusion criteria review fulltext articles yielded four themes accreditation standards general accreditation impact student outcomes accreditation impact medical schools educational processes accreditation cqi however literature evidence suggesting impact accreditation cqi minimal quality assurance approach based meeting standards accreditation quality improvement approach based striving excellence literature suggests requirement move student outcomes cqi measures cqi requires everyone organization take responsibility accountability considering quality result every single step process leaders supporting improvements data collection data analysis quality improvement literature accreditation cqi limited number research studies required enhance undergraduate medical education accreditation practices value medical students educators academic leaders programs public recommended medical schools embrace culture vision perpetuated cqi process