Community Service Reviews

Western Cape

Uniondale Hospital

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

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Radie Kotze Hospital

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

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Gugulethu CHC

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

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Hanover Park CHC

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

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Helderberg Hospital

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

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Institute for Maritime Medicine

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

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Mitchells Plain CHC

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

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Mitchells Plain Hospital

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

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Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital

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

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Vanguard CHC

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

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Ceres Hospital

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

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George Hospital

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

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Harry Comay TB Hospital

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

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Knysna Hospital

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.

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Beaufort West Hospital

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

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Murraysburg Hospital

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

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Caledon Hospital

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

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Hermanus Hospital

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

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Lapa Munnik Hospital

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

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Swartland Hospital

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.

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