STUDENTS
We welcome South African medical and allied health students who are keen to do their electives in a rural setting. We prefer students who are in their fourth or fifth year of study (undergraduates) – with some exposure to clinical medicine and basic patient examination skills. Unfortunately, we are not able to accept students from other countries. We prefer students to come for at least 4 weeks, but realise that some universities still only have a 2 week elective.
Although we are a small hospital we offer a good hands-on experience that will help you gain practical skills as well as practice managing conditions commonly associated with poor communities. We are keen to share our passion for rural health with students already keen on rural health themselves as well as with those who just want to see the “other” side of medicine.
If you are a medical student, we recommend that you download the Rural Doctor's Handbook from www.ruraldoc.info to get an idea of the kinds of conditions you'll see here, and the standard management protocols.
Although we are a small hospital we offer a good hands-on experience that will help you gain practical skills as well as practice managing conditions commonly associated with poor communities. We are keen to share our passion for rural health with students already keen on rural health themselves as well as with those who just want to see the “other” side of medicine.
If you are a medical student, we recommend that you download the Rural Doctor's Handbook from www.ruraldoc.info to get an idea of the kinds of conditions you'll see here, and the standard management protocols.
Bookings
Please email Dr Fine, our Family Physician, for elective bookings: Please be patient waiting for a reply. Dr Fine is busy, and will get back to you as soon as he can.
Bookings for popular times of the year (especially June-July and November-early December) fill up fast, so get in touch early.
When contacting us about an elective, please state the number of students who want to come in your first email - we often find "1" becoming 2 or 3 or even 4 which makes planning impossible!
Please also note details about the accommodation (provided by the local church) including the deposit amount and that you need to provide your own bedding, will be emailed to you in the course of confirming your booking.
As some university servers in particular block email from Gmail accounts please make sure that Dr Fine's email address is marked as accepted in your message rules.
Bookings for popular times of the year (especially June-July and November-early December) fill up fast, so get in touch early.
When contacting us about an elective, please state the number of students who want to come in your first email - we often find "1" becoming 2 or 3 or even 4 which makes planning impossible!
Please also note details about the accommodation (provided by the local church) including the deposit amount and that you need to provide your own bedding, will be emailed to you in the course of confirming your booking.
As some university servers in particular block email from Gmail accounts please make sure that Dr Fine's email address is marked as accepted in your message rules.
Disclaimer This website is not an official government one. Although we believe it to be accurate, it should be noted that all opinions expressed herein are those of the website authors and not the official hospital standpoint. The site is funded with private money in the hope of raising the Hospital's profile and attracting more people to come and serve in this special community.