2019
DOI: 10.17159/2078-5151/2019/v57n4a3045
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An audit of the outcomes of the College of Surgeons general surgery final examinations

Abstract: Background: An audit of the Fellowship of the College of Surgeons (FCS) of South Africa examination results has not been previously performed. The purpose of this study was to review and determine any predictors of outcome (pass or fail). Methods:The results of the FCS(SA) final examinations from October 2005 to and including October 2014, were retrieved from the College of Medicine of South Africa database. The current format of the examinations consists of two written essay question papers, an objectively st… Show more

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“…Surgery was the most preferred specialty category among the IMSs in our study, supporting other reports from Asia and Africa [39,41,52]. However, despite the desirability of surgery as a profession, LMICs report a severe shortage of surgeons [39,60]. This means that a significant proportion of surgical cases remain untreated [61,62], while 6-7% of all deaths in LMICs are estimated to be avertable with basic surgical care [63].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 85%
“…Surgery was the most preferred specialty category among the IMSs in our study, supporting other reports from Asia and Africa [39,41,52]. However, despite the desirability of surgery as a profession, LMICs report a severe shortage of surgeons [39,60]. This means that a significant proportion of surgical cases remain untreated [61,62], while 6-7% of all deaths in LMICs are estimated to be avertable with basic surgical care [63].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 85%
“…Furthermore, job opportunities must exist to employ and absorb these providers to the surgical workforce. Safe living and working conditions and continuing education must also exist to retain new trainees in their home countries [36][37][38][39][40][41]. As such, the delay seen in LIC scale-up (Figs.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%