Doctors in a Divided Society

The profession and education of medical practitioners in South Africa Many of the goals of South Africas new democracy depend on the production of professionals who have not only the knowledge and skills to make our country globally competitive, but also a commitment to working and living here. Despite numerous reforms, the South African health system, ten years into democracy, remains divided: first world private care that ranks with middle income countries internationally at the one end, and at the other extreme, in the rural public sector in particular, conditions that are superior only to the poorest of African countries.

HSRC Press

Product Information

Format:

210mm x 280mm

Pages:

128

ISBN-13:

978-07969-2153-6

Publish Year:

2006

Rights:

World Rights

1. Towards an understanding of the profession and education of medical doctors
2. The professional labour market and professional milieu for medical doctors in South Africa
3. The changing face of medical education in South Africa
4. A case study of transformation: University of Cape Towns Medical School
5. A case study of transformation: The new MBChB curriculum at UCT
6. The training of rural doctors: The case of Walter Sisulu University Medical School
7. Conclusions
Appendices
References

Dr Mignonne Breier is a chief research specialist in the Education, Sciences and Skills Development Research Programme at the HSRC. She obtained an MPhil in Adult Education and a PhD in Education at the University of Cape Town. Before joining the HSRC she was a senior researcher at the Centre for the Study of Higher Education, formerly the Education Policy Unit, at the University of the Western Cape.

Ms Angelique Wildschut is a researcher in the Education, Science and Skills Development Research Programme at the HSRC. She obtained both a BA in Industrial Psychology, and an MPhil in Political Management from the University of Stellenbosch.