In practical terms, when PET is added, 68% of MMeds were completed within the registrarship period; 41% of registrars had a TTC of 36 months and were therefore able to exclusively devote the 4th year to final exam preparation, and 32% had a TTC beyond the 48-month registrarship time (DCT + PET = TTC of 49-121 months).
After serving as a lecturer and demonstrator in the Anatomy Department at Pretoria Medical School, he returned to Durban and commenced his registrarship in surgery.