04-04-2008, 03:18 AM
Ben Johnson Wrote:Little Arminius Wrote:He and Unc swapped greetings in Afrikaans while laying the groundwork for "Lennie's" triumphant return to the DL scene.
Funny they should communicate in a dead language. Afrikaaners are fleeing the sinking ship in droves. South Africa is now importing doctors from the rest of Africa and Russia (IUFS graduates?). The education system is in the process of being devalued and newly graduated MDs aren't even trained well enough to get licensed in the real world. In 10 years everyone will be fleeing to Zimbabwe because its human rights record will be better. Have I met some cynical South Africans? A few.
The situation with the medical schools is an absolute disaster. MEDUNSA*, the Medical University of Southern Africa, was the finest medical school for black African medical students on the African continent. They have now merged it with the former University of the North (a mediocre school at best) and created the University of Limpopo. If the sub-par web site is any indication of the attention to detail paid by the combined university staff and a reflection on the quality of instruction being offered at the medical school, I can see why its graduates can't pass medical licensing exams.
U of Limpopo, MEDUNSA "campus" web site
* Afrikaaners must love to create acronyms. The sheer number of acronyms still used in SA is astounding. However, I don't think that any of the various black African groups share that affinity and they will eventually rename the entire country anyway.
