title: Reregistration of gynaecologists in South Africa--results of a 1-year trial run.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Evaluation of an Australian system of reregistration with recommendations for a possible future South African system.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cohort descriptive study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Gynaecologists from both private and full-time academic practices.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and eighty volunteers participated for a period of 1 year.
  
  
  METHODS
  Each participant had to obtain a minimum of 25 points and an additional subminimum in at least two of the following practice-related categories: audit, continuing medical education (CME), self-study and research or tuition.
  
  
  METHODS
  Compliance with the rules of the system and participants' comments.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ten of the 180 volunteers withdrew from the study. Only 42% of the remaining 170 participants returned their logbooks and a mere 32% their self-study questionnaires. The majority were in favour of self-study programmes or CME as future methods of reregistration.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A future system of reregistration must be based on self-study programmes and a well-structured and relevant CME curriculum.
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: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cloete
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Niemand
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001315:Australia; D002568:Certification / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D006176:Gynecology / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D013019:South Africa; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires