Health-e News (26 June 2024) reported that 70% of foreign-trained doctors who took board exams in October 2023 and February 2024 failed.
However, around 250 junior doctors have identified discrepancies in their examination scripts.
Foreign-qualified doctors must pass this exam to practice medicine in South Africa
“Supported by the SA International Trained Health Professionals Association (SAITHPA), the junior doctors are challenging the HPCSA’s handling of the exams.”
Meanwhile the HPCSA decided to limit the viewing time of records and confirmed they would not release the examination records in the requested format, which is permissible under the legislation.