Unpaid specialist training is becoming an increasingly visible feature of South Africa’s public health system as doctors compete for a limited number of funded training posts. Some local doctors are working without salaries for extended periods to gain the clinical experience required to qualify as specialists. Almost all of the clinical training required for specialisation and sub-specialisation takes place in…
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SA’s Healthcare Austerity Crisis Threatens Specialist Training
South Africa’s Healthcare Austerity Crisis is shaking the foundation of the nation’s public health system, warns the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA). By highlighting SA’s Healthcare Austerity Crisis, the CMSA cautioned that deepening budget cuts by provincial health departments are dismantling the pipeline that produces medical specialists. The organisation says current austerity measures not only threaten the long‑term…