This Institutional Self-Assessment Social Accountability Tool (ISAT) assists institutions to become more Socially Accountable to the public and people they serve. It is an unbiased, objective, numbers-based rating system to assess the globe’s best-known and some lesser known, but worthy, health institutions. The ISAT includes the following core components: student recruitment, selection and support; faculty recruitment and development; what, how and where students learn; research activities; governance and stakeholder engagement; school outcomes; and societal impact. Each core component is divided in four developmental phases and includes milestones, standards and indicators.

The ISAT verification process demonstrates an institution’s dedication to respond to people and society’s priority health needs today and in the future. This is a community of leaders, driving a global movement of people using social responsibilty as a force for good. We provide these institutional profiles so that the public can make intelligent decisions.

This institutional self-assessment Social Accountability tool is to assist institutions to become more Socially Accountable to the public and people they service. It is an unbiased, objective, numbers-based rating system to assess the globes best-known and some lesser known, but worthy, health institutions. Specifically, this tool examines three broad areas of an institution’s performance; their Developmental Phase according to Social Accountability Standards, Stakeholder

Engagement, and Plans of Action to become more Socially Accountable and Transparent.  These ratings are a stamp of approval by demonstrating an institutions dedication and progress. Institutions not listed can be assume to have not completed the assessment process . 

Please find below the full ISAT GUIDE and ISAT TOOL to provide you with the history, background and tool details to guide your institution through the ISAT self assessment process.