Dr George Mukhari welcomes 100-plus interns
The initiative will equip them with essential clinical skills, strengthen patient care, and prepare a new generation of doctors to serve communities across the province.
Provincial Health and Wellness MEC, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, recently welcomed more than 100 medical interns and community service health professionals at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital as part of the 2026 Orientation Programme.
The medical interns will be completing their community service across the province.
The hospital will support these interns by helping them build critical skills, strengthen patient care, and prepare them to become part of a strong future healthcare workforce.
The orientation specifically targets medical interns and community service health professionals who will complete their mandatory service across various facilities in Gauteng.
The Gauteng Department of Health medical internship is a mandatory, two-year structured training programme for all newly qualified medical doctors in South Africa, designed to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical clinical skills required for independent practice.
The programme is a statutory requirement before a doctor can register as a community service medical practitioner.
The internship is regulated by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and takes place at accredited public health facilities within Gauteng, including central, tertiary, regional, and district hospitals.
The structured curriculum involves compulsory rotations in specific medical domains, with specific logbook requirements to be met.
One such intern, Dr Thato Masekoa, a medical intern at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital, says he looks forward to the career growth and development opportunities he will receive through his internship at the hospital.
“This offers a good opportunity for all of us to learn and gain skills. It also signifies the beginning of the ladder in our careers as we’re first going to be registrars, consultants, and, of course, professors. The idea is to learn, give the best of ourselves, while serving our communities with a smile, and improve their health,” Dr Masekoa said.
The Provincial Health MEC also conducted oversight inspections of the hospital’s laundry, pharmacy, and Accident and Emergency Unit as part of efforts to improve service delivery.
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