title: Reregistration of gynaecologists in South Africa--the profession's opinion.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Testing of the profession's opinions and attitudes with regard to a possible reregistration system.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire was sent to all the gynaecologists in South Africa to test their opinions and attitudes with regard to reregistration.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After two mailings, 62.4% of the 603 gynaecologists had responded. Seventy per cent of the respondents were in private practice while 19% were in full-time academic positions. More than two-thirds (68%) of the respondents resided in a city, close to a medical school. Although 74% were in favour of the implementation of a reregistration system, only 56% were enthusiastic about it. Congress attendance and self-study programmes were the categories in which more than 85% of the respondents would be able to earn points. The general feeling was that such a system should be governed by the profession.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The profession was in favour of a system of reregistration, but great concern was expressed at the contents of such a programme and the manner in which it would be governed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfontein.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Cronjé
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Bam
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Niemand
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cloete
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002568:Certification; D006176:Gynecology / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D013019:South Africa; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires