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The Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA) is the custodian of the quality of medical care in South Africa. It stands out globally due to its 29 constituent Colleges, which represent all the disciplines of medicine and dentistry. [1] [2] The sole current path to specialisation in South Africa is through a Fellowship conferred by the college.
The national emergency number for ambulances in South Africa is 10 177. These publicly operated services are supplemented by multiple private-for-profit ambulance companies, NetCare 911 [3] and ER24, [4] of which operate locally and nationally. The statutory services and private companies are further supplemented by voluntary ambulance services ...
Emergency Medicine Society of South Africa or EMSSA is a professional organisation of emergency physicians that was formed in 2007. Emergency medicine only became recognised as an independent speciality in South Africa as of 5 December 2005, when it was formally adopted by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA).
An Emergency Care Practitioner (ECP) generally come from a background in paramedicine and most have additional academic qualifications, usually at university, with enhanced skills in medical assessment and extra clinical skills over and above those of a standard paramedic or qualified nurse. It has been recommended by the College of Paramedics ...
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU; Afrikaans: Die Mediese Universiteit van Suid-Afrika) is a medical university in Ga-Rankuwa, Gauteng Province, South Africa. [1] Its current incarnation was formed on 1 January 2015. Previously, it was known as Medical University of South Africa (MEDUNSA) and later as MEDUNSA campus of the ...
Badr University in Cairo School of Medicine. Benha University College of Human Medicine. Beni Suef University Faculty of Medicine. Cairo University Kasr Alainy School of Medicine [ 5 ][ 6 ] Damietta University Faculty of Medicine. Delta University for Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine.
IFEM has three levels of membership: full members, affiliate members, and ex officio members. [1]A full member is defined as "the leading national emergency medicine organization for physicians in a country in which emergency medicine is officially recognized as a medical specialty and where there also exists at least one recognized training program in emergency medicine."
The African Journal of Emergency Medicine (AfJEM) is the official journal of the African Federation for Emergency Medicine. [8] It is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research, reviews, brief reports, case reports, and commentary on topics related to scientific, ethical, social, and economic importance to emergency care in Africa.