Community Service Reviews Uniondale Hospital CMSA Accreditations: None Rural Allowance: Doctors Quarters: No comments yet. Academics: No teaching as there are no specialists or senior cover. Supervision: Little to none. You refer to George Hospital (about 110km away) and can call them if you really need advice. A family med specialist
Community Service Reviews Radie Kotze Hospital CMSA Accreditations: None Rural Allowance: Yes Doctors Quarters: No comments yet. Academics: Very infrequent topical presentations. Some academic teaching from consultants at Paarl on outreaches monthly. Supervision: No supervision. No senior support at all and unenthusiastic seniors. No support from management. Clinical Exposure: No theatre cases
Community Service Reviews Gugulethu CHC CMSA Accreditations: None Rural Allowance: No Doctors Quarters: No comments yet. Academics: No comments yet. Supervision: No comments yet. Clinical Exposure: No comments yet. Departments worked in: Emergency Department, OPD’s. Social Scene: No comments yet. Additional Comments: I rotated through Gugulethu CHC for 6 months, then 6
Community Service Reviews Hanover Park CHC CMSA Accreditations: None Rural Allowance: No Doctors Quarters: No comments yet. Academics: A couple of great seniors offer good one on one learning and mentorship. Supervision: After the first month or so you’ll usually be on call with an intern in the evenings. A senior is
Community Service Reviews Helderberg Hospital CMSA Accreditations:DCH(SA) DCH(SA)Dip Obst(SA) Dip Obst(SA)DA(SA) DA(SA)DipPEC(SA) DipPEC(SA)Dip HIV Man(SA) Dip HIV Man(SA)Dip Int Med(SA) Dip Int Med(SA) Rural Allowance: No Doctors Quarters: No comments yet. Academics: Accredited for DA and DipEC diplomas. No academics for comserve. We were just used as the work force of hospital. We were doing Comserve during
Community Service Reviews Institute for Maritime Medicine CMSA Accreditations: None Rural Allowance: Doctors Quarters: No comments yet. Academics: No comments yet. Supervision: No comments yet. Clinical Exposure: Primary care cases. Departments worked in: OPD’s – “Opportunity for Diving Medicine course, Option for flexible overtime” Social Scene: Great team. Additional Comments: No
Community Service Reviews Mitchells Plain CHC CMSA Accreditations: None Rural Allowance: No Doctors Quarters: No comments yet. Academics: I wasnt aware that there were any academic program at the CHC. Supervision: No comments yet. Clinical Exposure: No comments yet. Departments worked in: Emergency Department, OPD’s Emergency Department, OPD’s Social Scene: I just
Community Service Reviews Mitchells Plain Hospital CMSA Accreditations:DCH(SA) DCH(SA)DA(SA) DA(SA)DipPEC(SA) DipPEC(SA)Dip Int Med(SA) Dip Int Med(SA) Rural Allowance: No Doctors Quarters: No comments yet. Academics: Amazing teaching on rounds and weekly academics by both MOs and consultants. Supervision: Always someone available to ask an opinion / phone for a question and don’t have to be
Community Service Reviews Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital CMSA Accreditations:DCH(SA) DCH(SA)DipPEC(SA) DipPEC(SA) Rural Allowance: No Doctors Quarters: No comments yet. Academics: Multiple tutorials, opportunities to participate in research, opportunities to draft protocols for the hospitals, and opportunities to write certain diplomas and primaries. Supervision: Very specialised in some areas, however as community
Community Service Reviews Vanguard CHC CMSA Accreditations: None Rural Allowance: No Doctors Quarters: No comments yet. Academics: The doctors had their own academic meetings that were self-driven. Most of those doctors have now resigned. Supervision: The family physician tries to be as involved as they can, but they have too many other
Community Service Reviews Ceres Hospital CMSA Accreditations: None Rural Allowance: Yes Doctors Quarters: No comments yet. Academics: Outreaches are done by Worcester consultants once a month. There’s also teachings/ presentations.There’s monthly m&ms. HIV and TB training weekly. Supervision: Family physicians/ registrars are always on standby to assist you. Clinical Exposure: Ceres is
Community Service Reviews George Hospital CMSA Accreditations:DCH(SA) DCH(SA)Dip Obst(SA) Dip Obst(SA)DA(SA) DA(SA)Dip Ophth(SA) Dip Ophth(SA)H Dip Orth(SA) Rural Allowance: No Doctors Quarters: No comments yet. Academics: No comments yet. Supervision: No comments yet. Clinical Exposure: No comments yet. Departments worked in: Anaesthetics Social Scene: No comments yet. Additional Comments: No comments yet. Read about furthering
Community Service Reviews Harry Comay TB Hospital CMSA Accreditations: None Rural Allowance: No Doctors Quarters: No comments yet. Academics: It was during Covid but we tried having monthly tutorials/M&M meeting etc. Supervision: Wonderful supervision during day-day workload. You are on your own during calls though with 2 nurses(you do your calls in
Community Service Reviews Knysna Hospital CMSA Accreditations:DipPEC(SA) DipPEC(SA)Dip HIV Man(SA) Dip HIV Man(SA) Rural Allowance: No Doctors Quarters: No comments yet. Academics: “M&MsWeekly academic meetingsTwice weekly consultant ward roundsOutreach from specialist departments from George HospitalAntibiotic stewardship roundsAccredited for DipPECEthos of keeping up to date with most recent guidelines & protocols” Good academic support.
Community Service Reviews Beaufort West Hospital CMSA Accreditations:DipPEC(SA) DipPEC(SA) Rural Allowance: Yes Doctors Quarters: No comments yet. Academics: No comments yet. Supervision: No comments yet. Clinical Exposure: No comments yet. Departments worked in: Internal Medicine, Surgery, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Anaesthetics, Psychiatry, ARV clinic, Emergency Department, OPD’s. Social Scene: No comments
Community Service Reviews Murraysburg Hospital CMSA Accreditations: None Rural Allowance: No Doctors Quarters: No comments yet. Academics: There are no senior doctors on site, you can phone George Hospital for advice. There are regular M&Ms that are presented by the comserves so you provide the academics to the facility. Supervision: No senior
Community Service Reviews Caledon Hospital CMSA Accreditations: None Rural Allowance: Yes Doctors Quarters: No comments yet. Academics: Outreach is provided by paediatrics, orthopaedics, obstetrics and gynaecology and psychiatry. Supervision: You are on your own when it comes to decision-making, there is minimal supervision but adequate room for discussion with referral centres for
Community Service Reviews Hermanus Hospital CMSA Accreditations: None Rural Allowance: Yes Doctors Quarters: No comments yet. Academics: Weekly meetings in the boardroom with presentations on pre-selected topics. Monthly M&Ms. Specialists from Worcester Hospital (internal medicine/paediatrics/obstetrics) visit once a month to help with/teach around difficult cases. Academics will have improved since I was
Community Service Reviews Lapa Munnik Hospital CMSA Accreditations: None Rural Allowance: Yes Doctors Quarters: No comments yet. Academics: There is no teaching. Any learning is self-driven via additional reading or courses. Supervision: The clinical manager provided no support or supervision. He was often not reachable. If there were any clinical concerns the
Community Service Reviews Swartland Hospital CMSA Accreditations: None Rural Allowance: No Doctors Quarters: No comments yet. Academics: No comments yet. Supervision: No comments yet. Clinical Exposure: No comments yet. Departments worked in: Emergency Department, OPD’s – Supervisors are keen to let you cut if you show interest. Social Scene: No comments yet.
