Community Service Reviews

CMSA Accreditations: None

Rural Allowance: Yes

Doctors Quarters:

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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 except MVAs under conscious sedation.

Departments worked in:

• Internal Medicine, Surgery, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Psychiatry, ARV clinic, Emergency Department, OPD’s – No departments. You do ward rounds in male and female wards, manage labour ward, EC and Piketberg clinic and multiple other small outlying clinics.

Social Scene:

• It’s a rural farming town. The local people are very friendly and welcoming though. You can make some good friends if you manage to meet them.

Additional Comments:

• Not recommended.