Partner hospitals, facilities and communities
A functional Medical School requires an appropriate clinical training platform that can ensure students experience a variety of diseases, procedures and technologies. Initially the clinical training platform will be within the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District of the North West and as the Medical School is established and progress, this platform can extend to other districts in the province. Within the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District, the following platforms and facilities will be included:
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Learning in context
Real patient contact, interprofessional teamwork, and experience to diverse health system levels.
Infrastructure
Academic buildings on the Potchefstroom Campus, at the Klerksdorp – and Tshepong Hospital. These buildings include lecture venues, state-of-the-art laboratories, clinical skills and simulation facilities, an immersive room, a simulated Primary Health Care clinic, and digital health technologies.
Anticipated community impact
- Improved access to healthcare services
- Strengthening of the district and primary healthcare systems
- Capacity building for local health facilities
- Social accountability and responsiveness
- Cultural respect and ubuntu in care
- Longitudinal continuity of care (especially in Year 6 with the distributed platform)
- Stimulating local economic and social development
- Advancing public health and research
- Promotion of equity and reconciliation