Since its inception, UKZN Orthopaedic surgery has been providing students with a rich and diverse learning environment.
Knowledge, creativity and hands-on experience have always been at our core, and we’re proud of the generations of students who have graduated from our department.
PROGRAMMES OFFERED
POSTGRADUATE
We offer a comprehensive training programme with clinical exposure to a wide variety of orthopaedic conditions within designated sub-speciality units.
UNDERGRADUATE
We teach the fundamental aspects of Orthopaedic Surgery to equip our medical students with the knowledge and skills to provide a safe and confident orthopaedic service to our patients.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMME
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Where to Find Us?
Room 545
Main Building
School of Clinical Medicine
719 Umbilo Road, Durban
Contact
Phone: +27(0)31 260 4297
Email: naidooj30@ukzn.ac.za
LATEST NEWS
Prestigious Awards for UKZN Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeons
Novel PhD on Surgical Management of Blount’s Disease in Children
“Teaching in surgical disciplines differs from other forms of teaching in that our practice relies as much on the practical aspects as it does on theory. This leads to the tendency to base our practice, and thus our teaching, on past experience. The mentor who relies only on his or her own experience (even if it can be qualified as an expert opinion) has, however, not completely fulfilled their role as a teacher. For this reason, evidence-based medicine (EBM) emerged as a key principle in surgical training.”
Teaching & Training in Orthopaedics. Marais LC et al. SA Orthop J 2017;16(4)
