Fury as all budding surgeons at four top medical schools fail

30 September 2019 - 07:11
By Katharine Child
The head of UCT’s general surgery department, Prof Elmi Muller, has asked for an urgent investigation of the exam results.
Image: Esa Alexander The head of UCT’s general surgery department, Prof Elmi Muller, has asked for an urgent investigation of the exam results.

Would-be surgeons at four medical schools are in revolt after learning they all failed their final written exams.

The registrars are crying discrimination because some are foreigners, and have threatened court action.

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