Medical interns’ training in family medicine at a district hospital and primary health care clinics in Middelburg, Mpumalanga

Training of medical interns at the Middelburg district hospital has been introduced as part of the mandatory 6 months’ rotation in Family Medicine department since 2021. This report provides an overview of what has been attained in 2021 and 2022. It covers various aspects of the activities medical i...

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Main Authors: Lushiku Nkombua, Amir Rahimi
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Published: AOSIS 2024-05-01
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description Training of medical interns at the Middelburg district hospital has been introduced as part of the mandatory 6 months’ rotation in Family Medicine department since 2021. This report provides an overview of what has been attained in 2021 and 2022. It covers various aspects of the activities medical interns have been exposed to in the Middelburg hospital and the surrounding primary health care clinics. Contribution: Sharing experiences of family medicine training for medical interns in district hospitals is essential because the 6 months’ rotation is new for most family physician trainers, especially those in small hospitals and primary health care clinics. Taking into account the paucity of evidence on the topic, the report brings current information that supports that training medical interns in district hospitals and primary health care clinics prepares them to be comfortable and competent clinicians for the generalist work during the community service year ahead.
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spelling doaj-art-667b4b7fac67401bbf45ce44b67fa3c72025-08-20T03:47:07ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042024-05-01661e1e410.4102/safp.v66i1.58444419Medical interns’ training in family medicine at a district hospital and primary health care clinics in Middelburg, MpumalangaLushiku Nkombua0Amir Rahimi1Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; and, Department of Health, Middelburg Hospital, MiddelburgDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; and, Department of Health, Middelburg Hospital, MiddelburgTraining of medical interns at the Middelburg district hospital has been introduced as part of the mandatory 6 months’ rotation in Family Medicine department since 2021. This report provides an overview of what has been attained in 2021 and 2022. It covers various aspects of the activities medical interns have been exposed to in the Middelburg hospital and the surrounding primary health care clinics. Contribution: Sharing experiences of family medicine training for medical interns in district hospitals is essential because the 6 months’ rotation is new for most family physician trainers, especially those in small hospitals and primary health care clinics. Taking into account the paucity of evidence on the topic, the report brings current information that supports that training medical interns in district hospitals and primary health care clinics prepares them to be comfortable and competent clinicians for the generalist work during the community service year ahead.https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/5844medical internstraininghpcsadistrict hospitalfamily medicineprimary health care
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