Slaves of the state - medical internship and community service in South Africa.

Internship training adequately prepares South African medical graduates for community service - with exceptions.

BACKGROUND The 2-year internship period for medical graduates began in South Africa in 2005 and has never been formally evaluated. OBJECTIVE This study assessed the perceptions of community service medical officers (COSMOs) working at district hospitals (DHs) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) to determine whether the 2-year internship programme had adequately prepared them for community service (CS). ...

Exploring the Roles of Agricultural Extension in Promoting Food Security in Kwazulu-Natal Province, South Africa

Household food security remains a challenge in South Africa. The national government instituted the Integrated Food Security Strategy (IFSS) programme which identifies household agricultural production as an important element of improving household-level food security. Agricultural extension is well positioned to help achieve this aim, but its current contribution is unknown. This study identif...

Review of maternity and child internship program for male nursing students based on service based learning approach:Report an experience

Now, with the spread of knowledge, the prevalence of some emerging diseases, and the removal of knowledge boundaries and changes in the level of knowledge and culture of people in society, changes to health education programs are required based on community needs. One of the important missions of healthcare institutes is to respond to community expectations and provide educational services base...

Internship and community service require revision.

Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oil of Cosmos bipinnatus Cav. Leaves from South Africa

The chemical composition of essential oils isolated from the leaves of Cosmos bipinnatus and its antibacterial activity were analyzed by GC-MS and microbroth dilution assay respectively. The essential oil extracted from this plant was predominantly composed of monoterpenes (69.62%) and sesquiterpenes (22.73%). The antibacterial assay showed that the oil had significant inhibitory effects agains...