Basic pediatrics: a new American physician in an African village hospital.
This communication presents a picture of medical practice, with an emphasis on pediatrics, in a rural hospital in the Transkei Republic of Southern Africa. The manner in which this setting appeared to and confronted a new graduate and his attempts to practice medicine are reported. An evaluation of the experience in terms of an education and suggestions for interested students and physicians are described.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003153:Community Health Services; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D010372:Pediatrics; D012423:Rural Health; D013019:South Africa; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology