A career study of medical graduates of the University of the Witwatersrand, 1925--1972.
A career study of the medical graduates of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, between 1925 and 1969 has been conducted by postal survey. A return of 44,8% of the questionnaires and a lack of bias judged by criteria of geographic region, year of graduation and sex ratios, suggest that the sample is representative of the graduate population. Detailed analyses of active engagement in practice, geographic localities, fields of practice, specialist: general practitioner ratios, specialist rankings and academic appointments are presented and discussed. Career studies may be a valuable method of evaluating medical education.
D000349:Africa; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000600:supply & distribution; D005194:Family Practice; D006280:Health Workforce; D010820:Physicians / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010822:Physicians, Women / Q000600:supply & distribution; D013019:South Africa; D013038:Specialization; D014495:Universities