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Plain-language, sourced guides for South African doctors and students, from registration and placement to your pay, your rights and where to get help.
Register and work in SA on a foreign qualification: EPIC, the board exam, FWMP and placement.
The sequence from intern to independent practice, and the timing that trips people up.
How internship and community-service posts are allocated, and how to apply well.
From medical officer to specialist: registrar posts, the CMSA Fellowship and the MMed.
Hours, overtime, the maximum shift, supervision and accommodation, and how to hold a facility to them.
How your pay is built up: basic, overtime, allowances, benefits, plus tax and take-home.
Annual, sick, family, parental and maternity leave: statutory minimums versus the internship programme.
The laws that protect you at work, and the right order in which to escalate a problem.