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“We waited for our turn, which sometimes never came” : registrars negotiating systemic racism in Western Cape medical schools
Thesis(MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/86641 “We waited for our turn, which sometimes never came” : registrars negotiating systemic racism in Western Cape medical schools Thackwell, Nicola Donna Swartz, Leslie Chiliza, Bonginkosi Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Psychology. Medical education -- South Africa -- Racism South Africa -- Race relations South Africa -- Politics and government -- 21st century Dissertations -- Psychology Theses -- Psychology UCTD Thesis(MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. ENGLISH ABSTRACT; In order for the transformation objectives of racial and gender diversity to be adequately reflected in the South African medical profession, it is crucial to understand how Black medical registrars experience the training environment. This qualitative study presents the experience of ten Black African medical specialists who completed their registrar training in the Western Cape in the past five years. Using both thematic and discourse analysis the study aimed to identify and describe the interpersonal, structural and institutional factors that may impede or promote Black advancement during registrar training. Participant experiences where contextualised in relation to discourses around the medical profession as a site of cultural reproduction that has been historically constructed as the exclusive domain of the White male. The analysis unearths experiences of systemic racism where the organisational culture of training institutions is experienced as alienating and unwelcoming to Black professionals. The findings raise the need for a more thorough evaluation of how transformations efforts are being received in specialist medical education. Key Words: Black doctors, Transformation in Higher Education, Systemic Racism, Medical training AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Met die oog op die realisering van die transformasiedoelwitte rakende ras- en geslagsdiversiteit in die Suid-Afrikaanse mediese professie, is dit deurslaggewend om te verstaan hoe Swart mediese spesialis studente die opleidingsomgewing ervaar. Hierdie kwalitatiewe studie gee die ervaring weer van tien Swart Suid-Afrikaanse mediese spesialiste wat die afgelope vyf jaar hulle opleiding in die Wes-Kaap voltooi het. Deur gebruik te maak van beide tematiese- en diskoersanalise, poog die studie daarin om die interpersoonlike, strukturele en institusionele faktore wat Swart bevordering tydens professionele opleiding kan belemmer of bevorder, te identifiseer en te beskryf. Deelnemers se ervarings is gekontekstualiseer in verhouding tot die diskoerse rondom die mediese professie as terrein van kulturele voortsetting van wat histories as eksklusiewe domein van Wit mans gegeld het. Die studie ontbloot ervaringe van sistemiese rassisme, waarin Swart professionele beroepspersone vervreem en onwelkom voel in die organisasiekultuur van opleidingsinstansies.Die bevindinge beklemtoon die behoefte aan ‘n meer diepgaande evaluasie van hoe transformasie-pogings ontvang word in mediese spesialis opleiding. Sleutelwoorde: Swart dokters, transformasie in tersiêre opleiding, sistemiese rassisme, mediese opleiding Masters 2014-04-16T17:30:53Z 2014-04-16T17:30:53Z 2014-04 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86641 en_ZA Stellenbosch University 115 p. application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Medical education -- South Africa -- Racism South Africa -- Race relations South Africa -- Politics and government -- 21st century Dissertations -- Psychology Theses -- Psychology UCTD Thackwell, Nicola Donna “We waited for our turn, which sometimes never came” : registrars negotiating systemic racism in Western Cape medical schools |
| title | “We waited for our turn, which sometimes never came” : registrars negotiating systemic racism in Western Cape medical schools |
| title_full | “We waited for our turn, which sometimes never came” : registrars negotiating systemic racism in Western Cape medical schools |
| title_fullStr | “We waited for our turn, which sometimes never came” : registrars negotiating systemic racism in Western Cape medical schools |
| title_full_unstemmed | “We waited for our turn, which sometimes never came” : registrars negotiating systemic racism in Western Cape medical schools |
| title_short | “We waited for our turn, which sometimes never came” : registrars negotiating systemic racism in Western Cape medical schools |
| title_sort | we waited for our turn which sometimes never came registrars negotiating systemic racism in western cape medical schools |
| topic | Medical education -- South Africa -- Racism South Africa -- Race relations South Africa -- Politics and government -- 21st century Dissertations -- Psychology Theses -- Psychology UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86641 |
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