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Do doctors know best? Prof. Rima Afifi, Professor and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Health, American University of Beirut, highlights the social accountability of health care work and how health professionals can be better equipped to improve the conditions of life and daily living. She reviews three relevant reports and asks what combination of education experiences is needed to imbue health professionals with a drive for transformational leadership, ecological thinking that extends beyond their profession, and a community orientation.