background and purpose: social accountability, a concept which is in the focal attention more than ever, is to provide service in the field of medical sciences. we aimed to identify the educational challenges to train accountable graduates in the medical education system to meet social needs. methods: this study was conducted by qualitative content analysis using in-depth semi-structured interv...

THIS week's Vet Record carries a report of an RCVS disciplinary hearing that raises questions (pp 406–407). The vet in the case, David Chalkley, was found to have made errors. But errors were also how case against him handled. Put simply, Chalkley ended up facing allegations that, it eventually transpired, could not be supported by viable evidence. When problems with supposed evidence emerged, ...