Rob Ferreira Hospital

Community Service Reviews Mpumalanga
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CMSA Accreditations:
DCH(SA) DCH(SA)
Dip Obst(SA) Dip Obst(SA)
DA(SA) DA(SA)
DipPEC(SA) DipPEC(SA)
Dip Ophth(SA) Dip Ophth(SA)
Dip Int Med(SA) Dip Int Med(SA)
H Dip Orth(SA)

Rural Allowance: No

Duration of Rotation: 12 months

Doctors Quarters:

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Academics:

  • Depends on the department how much teaching there is.
  • It is accredited for Diplomas but there weren’t any tuts to help prepare, it was self study. Occasionally we had departmental academic meetings .
  • Average.

Supervision:

  • Comm serves basically run the hospital.
  • It is accredited for Diplomas but there weren’t any tuts to help prepare, it was self study. Occasionally we had departmental academic meetings
  • Average

Clinical Exposure:

  • Exposure is great, you see and do a lot.
  • Exposed to lots of various surgical disciplines and different anaesthesia.
  • Good exposure to a wide range of conditions.

Departments worked in:

  • Internal Medicine - A lot of responsibility and quite busy, but can be very interesting.
  • Anaesthetics - Accredited for DA. Call on your own from the second/third month. You get exposed to various surgical disciplines like ent, Max facs, Neuro, gen surg, ortho, O&G and you learn to be independent early.
  • Emergency Department, OPD’s - ICU - spend 6 months, wonderful exposure to clinical skills.development and a great HOD.
  • Obstetrics & Gynaecology - Excellent experience in this department. Managed to do the diploma, great support from consultants and motivation to further yourself.

Social Scene:

  • Fun group of people together in DQ.
  • If you stay in DQ there are always people around to go and watch the sunset with or go to Kruger with on the weekend.
  • Nelspruit is a great community to form part of.

Additional Comments:

  • Would recommend if you want to learn to make decisions by yourself and manage very sick patients.
  • Nelspruit is an amazing place to live. Everything is close by and so many amazing things to do on the weekend- Blyde River, Kruger, Sabie waterfalls to name a few!
  • Commserve is better than Internship.
  • Would recommend! Excellent facility.

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