Open AccessPracticing medicine on the high seas: a review of South African doctors’ careers in cruise ship medicine
Author(s) -
Carolyn Lewis,
David Lee Skinner,
Roshen Maharaj
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international maritime health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.266
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2081-3252
pISSN - 1641-9251
DOI - 10.5603/imh.2018.0027
Subject(s) - cruise , medicine , engineering , oceanography , family medicine , geology
There has been an increase in the number of South African doctors working in the field of maritime medicine on board cruise ships. Despite this, there is a paucity of literature available addressing the epidemiology, level of expertise and continued medical education (CME) activities of cruise ship medicine. We aim to describe the demographics, qualifications and level of experience of South African doctors embarking on a career as a cruise ship doctor and assess ongoing CME and the future careers of doctors post cruise ship medicine.