{
  "abstract": "As leaders of medical schools across Africa, we articulate our shared commitment to dynamic, innovative and socially accountable medical education on our continent. We represent over 30 countries and 115 institutions, converging through our shared experiences and contextual realities to discuss, imagine and codesign a more inclusive, collaborative and resilient medical education ecosystem situated in the African context. We established the Consortium of Medical Schools in Africa (CoMSA) as a product of this shared commitment to tackle our unique challenges and opportunities. Our stated aim is to respond to the significant demand on our institutions in health education and workforce development in Africa by moving away from colonial legacies and to address the high burden of disease through strengthened education systems. Together, this is a commitment that is both made and carried out by us as African institutions.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Global Health Equity, Butaro, Rwanda"
      ],
      "name": "Abebe Bekele"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Africa Health Sciences University, Kigali, Rwanda"
      ],
      "name": "Kara L Neil"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana"
      ],
      "name": "Yvonne Dei-Adomakoh"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "The State University of Zanzibar, Zanzibar, Tanzania, United Republic of"
      ],
      "name": "Salma Abdi Mahmoud"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Rivers, Nigeria"
      ],
      "name": "Angela Frank-Briggs"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Medicine, The Aga Khan University Medical College East Africa, Nairobi, Kenya"
      ],
      "name": "Lukoye Atwoli"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria"
      ],
      "name": "Titus S Ibekwe"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon"
      ],
      "name": "Simeon Pierre Choukem"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa"
      ],
      "name": "Lionel Green Thompson"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [],
      "name": "on behalf of the CoMSA Members"
    }
  ],
  "title": "African solutions for African medical education: the strategic establishment of the Consortium of Medical Schools in Africa",
  "uid": "9a1fdefa-94e2-5c5a-9ae0-1f4f877adbbf"
}