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Wits launches surgical skills training lab

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The aim is to repopulate South Africa’s depleted surgery wards, says vice-chancellor

The University of the Witwatersrand has launched a surgical skills training lab.

The university officially opened the R22 million (US$1.5m) Wits Advanced Surgical Skills Lab on 12 October. It will provide interdisciplinary training in advanced surgical disciplines including orthopaedics, ophthalmology, neurology, and cardiothoracics.

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