A call for social accountability within pharmacy education: Partnership, competency, and leadership

To address the needs of the community, social accountability (SA) needs to be integrated in health education, especially pharmacy education. This is part one of a two-part commentary that focuses specifically on partnership, competency, and leadership as it relates to SA within pharmacy education. Here the need for partnership in SA, competency of SA in pharmacy education, and leadership in SA is discussed. Integration of SA in pharmacy education can be challenging, however good leadership, a competency framework, and partnership with change agents can assist with this transformation.