Dr Simon Fraser, host of the Dr Coffee Podcast & medical practitioner intern at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, gives a breakdown of some important points to consider when applying for internship. Topics include: how the application process on ICSP works, personal considerations and social compacts, the process of HPCSA accreditation of both individuals and sites, and why you'll get good opportunities WHEREVER you get posted.
If you're a current medical student, especially one in final year currently, this episode is for you! How do you decide what hospitals are the best fit for you? What to do if you are married or have children? And what happens if you don't get placed at your first choice?
24th May 2023 - This is the re-recorded and rebooted version of EPISODE TWO of the Dr Coffee Podcast. I decided to come back and re-do this episode for a number of reasons. First of all, when I recorded the original, I had a fair deal less insight into the Internship experience, as well as the types of options people would consider for internship. Secondly, I’ve since come across additional resources which give you loads of information about the various internship hospitals and make the decision of where to apply a lot easier. Thirdly, I felt that listening back to it, the episode just dragged a little and could do with a bit more punch. So here we are!
LINK TO QUESTIONNAIRE: https://forms.gle/H2brQ1aVTzguF8Gt5
NDoH ICSP Applicant Guide - https://cdn.ymaws.com/saslha.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/documents/icsp_application-for-posts.pdf
SADOCS internship reviews - https://sadocs.co.za/internship/internship-reviews/
SADOCS Internship Questionnaire - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdamn1iFNdSvRSodWAx1sLu1GvCydCeoe4Xb0WUczu0yrtDMA/viewform
