Student Interns
Guidelines
Academic Programmes:
For students at Kalafong Hospital:
Lectures, seminars and discussions are mostly held in room K1-49 at the Klinikala Building at Kalafong Hospital. The
weekly academic roster and programmes are posted on the billboards in room K1-49 and the main corridor.
For students at Witbank Hospital:
ClickUP Modules:
From the World Health Organization (WHO):
The WHO Child Growth Standards
The University of Pretoria and the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA) currently advocate the use of the WHO Z-score growth charts. Students should acquaint themselves with these charts. They are available at the
WHO website.
Since the WHO does not provide head circumference charts for older children, consider Nellhaus's charts (available from websites
1or
2).
The WHO IMCI Chart Booklet
2008 version, and high HIV settings
2008.
The WHO IMCI Chart Booklet Antiretroviral Therapy Pages
The 2010 South African version.
Useful Websites and Information:
Malnutrition (severe acute): Management protocol and Emergency treatment - DoH(SA).
The Mantoux test (165 KB).
Heart and lung sounds: 3M Littmann Stethoscopes.
Social Grants - SASSA
Learn Paediatrics: Approach to Common Problems - University of British Columbia.
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