Outcomes for family medicine postgraduate training in South Africa
Couper, I. ; Mash, B. ; Smith, S. ; Schweitzer, B. (2012)
CITATION: Couper, I. et al. 2012. Outcomes for family medicine postgraduate training in South Africa. South African Family Practice, 54(6):501-506.
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Article
After 1994, the post-apartheid government decided that primary health care and the district health system would be the cornerstone of their new health policy. As a consequence of this, the academic departments of Family Medicine and primary care recognised the need for a nationally agreed set of training outcomes that were more aligned with these new priorities within the public sector.