MMed cohort supervision: A path out of the swamp?

Chris Rout; Ted Sommerville; Colleen Aldous

doi:10.7196/SAMJ.9338

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MMed cohort supervision: A path out of the swamp?

Chris Rout, Ted Sommerville, Colleen Aldous

Abstract

The authors present the case for collaborative cohort supervision (CCM), including both master’s students and novice supervisors, as a possible way to rapidly increase the number of supervisors needed to address the recent implementation of a compulsory research component to specialist registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa. Different models of CCM are discussed and possible pitfalls highlighted.

Authors' affiliations

Chris Rout, Department of Anaesthetics, Nelson Mandela School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa; Private practice, Durban, South Africa

Ted Sommerville, Previously Director and Head of Department, School of Undergraduate Medical Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Colleen Aldous, School of Clinical Medicine, Nelson Mandela School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa