I am a specialist physician and work at a government funded secondary hospital in Cape Town,South Africa. I have numerous responsibilities including the provision of a specialist service to the uninsured population in the Southern suburbs of Cape Town; management within the Dept of Medicine at my hospital and being responsible for outpatient and hospitalised medical patients at Victoria hospital. I also provide an outreach service to primary care health facilities. I choose to make a difference at a state hospital as it serves 80% of the population, serves those most in need and I am able to make a significant contribution to the training of future medical doctors and specialists.
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