Neusy AJ, Palsdottir B

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ABSTRACT

In the fall of 2008, MEDICC Review published a roundtable discussion with six of eight deans representing schools of health sciences with a strong social accountability mandate, who had just founded a new collaborative: the Training for Health Equity Network (THEnet). The topic was the changing paradigm of medical education. MEDICC Review returns to hear their perspectives on how their schools contribute to universal coverage, the theme of this issue.
An appropriate health workforce is a critical component of universal health coverage. Discussions until now have focused mostly on managing supply and demand. Yet, it has become increasingly clear that what is needed is a fundamental shift in approach: different types of health workers employed in different ways in different health systems to meet the needs of all.