title: Audiology in South Africa.
abstract: Audiology in South Africa is an established profession facing the challenge of serving a diverse population in predominantly developing contexts. The profession has developed over the last half century from an adjunct to speech-language pathology into a profession in its own right. Several tertiary institutions offer undergraduate training in audiology with optional postgraduate qualifications. Institutions are continually adapting to a profession characterised by rapid change--evidenced even in the very composition of the profession itself. This article aims to provide an overview of the development and current status of audiology as a profession in South Africa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication Pathology, University of Pretoria, South Africa. dewet.swanepoel@up.ac.za
authors.forename: De Wet
authors.initials: de W
authors.lastname: Swanepoel
mesh_terms: D001298:Audiology / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends; D004517:Education, Professional / Q000266:history / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D013019:South Africa