Author name: Chris Wearmouth

Dr Chris Wearmouth is an emergency physician working in Manchester. He was recently working in South Africa to experience rural emergency medicine in a resource poor environment.

Time in rural South Africa as a UK trainee. St Emlyn’s.

By Chris Wearmouth / March 17, 2018

Chris Wearmouth reflects on working in rural South Africa after foundation training. His 2018 account explores resource constraints, responsibility, supervision and the limits of competence, alongside the value of reciprocal teaching and sustainable improvement. It offers a candid perspective on both the opportunities and the personal costs of working abroad.

Time in rural South Africa as a UK trainee. St Emlyn’s. Read More