Hundreds of qualified doctors still waiting to be placed for their mid-year internship intake would eventually be allocated a position despite the frustrating delays in their placement, said the South African Medical Association . More than 200 qualified doctors expressed frustration and worry as they have heard no word from the department of health on the mid-year internship intake which is set to start next month.
With some waiting for placement for more than a year, most had completed their studies this year and have been waiting several months to be placed by the health department’s Internship and Community Service Programme . According to an e-mail sent by the ICSP to the graduates on Friday, the health department was finalising the process for the midyear intake due to the extension of the academic year at higher education institutions.
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