Idav Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Does anybody know about a PA program in South Africa/ or have any information on the progress/development of a future PA program? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Banuchi Posted March 17, 2010 Administrator Share Posted March 17, 2010 I believe they call it "Clinical Associate". The program information is HERE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idav Posted March 17, 2010 Author Share Posted March 17, 2010 Thanks very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkuhns1 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 There are now three 'clinical associate' programs in SA; Walter Sisulu University, University of Pretoria, University of the Witwatersrand. They have been partnered with US programs; U of Colorado, Arcadia and EMory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nibor021 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Do any of you know about graduating from an American PA school and moving to South Africa to work? I would love to be able to spend a year+ around my family in Cape Town. I just want to be assured when I grduate in 2013 that working and earning money there would be an option. Thank You! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick87 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Wow. That's really cool. I haven't heard anything about PAs actually practicing in South Africa, but seeing as how there are accredited programs now, hopefully it will be happening soon. I'd love to like in SA for a bit! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddoc Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 It is not terribly difficult to get authorization to practice in South Africa at this point (although like many bureaucracies it can be time consuming). One applies to the Health Professions Council to practice as a Clinical Associate. There are a few American PA's there now as well as some grads from Uganda, Malawi and Tanzania. As the profession is quite new (there are only 23 grads from WSU at this point) and the need is so great, the regulations aren't terribly restrictive. Pretoria and Wits gradute their first cohorts in December which will bring the total to about 100 in the country. Having said that, the programs aren't "accredited" like we think of accreditation. I wouldn't get too excited about earning money as the ClinA was "designed" to work in the public sector at the district hospitals and are paid about the same as a nurse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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