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Perceptions of final-year UKZN medical students about anaesthesia as a specialty choice

Published in: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Volume 23 , issue 3 , 2017 , pages: 72–75

DOI: 10.1080/22201181.2017.1321862

Author(s): AL Gqiba Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa , PD Gopalan Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa , CA Evans Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa

Keywords: anaesthesia , education , medical students , perceptions , workforce shortage

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Abstract

Background: South Africa suffers from a drastic shortage of anaesthesiologists. This shortage has a major impact on the provision of safe, timeous and appropriate surgery for the population. One factor implicated in this shortage may be the difficulty in appropriate recruitment of trainees.

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