Clinical associates

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Clinical Associates are a category of health professional found in South Africa . They assess patients, make diagnoses, prescribe treatment and perform minor surgery under the supervision of a physician.

Registration with the Medical and Dentists Board requires a Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice degree[1] \- a three-year program offered at the Walter Sisulu University since January 2008[2] and now also offered at the University of Witwatersrand and University of Pretoria.[3][4]

Similar health workers are called clinical officers in other parts of Africa, physician assistants in the US and feldshers in parts of the former Soviet Union - all grouped under “paramedical practitioners” in the International Standard Classification of Occupations, 2008 revision.[5]

## See also

* Health care providers
* Allied health professions
* Clinical officers
* Assistant Medical Officers
* Health Extension Officers
* Bachelor of Clinical Medicine and Community Health
* Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice

## References

1. ↑ Health Professions Council of South Africa: Professional boards - Medical & Dental (and Medical Science) \- http://www.hpcsa.co.za/board_meddent.php , accessed 15 March 2011.
2. ↑ Speech by Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang at the official launch of the Clinical Associate Programme in South Africa, Umthata, 18 August 2008 - http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08082012451006.htm
3. ↑ SouthAfrica.info: Mid-level health professionals for South Africa \- http://www.southafrica.info/about/health/clinical-associates.htm, accessed 15 March 2011.
4. ↑ University of the Witwatersrand: Clinical Associates - Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice \- http://web.wits.ac.za/Academic/Health/Entities/RuralHealth/Clinical+Associates.htm , accessed 15 March 2011.
5. ↑ World Health Organization: Classifying health workers. Geneva, WHO, 2010.

## External links

* Professional Association of Clinical Associates in South Africa
* Clinical Associates South Africa

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