ðə pˈʌblɪk hˈɑːspɪɾəl sˈɜːvz æz ɐ tˈiːtʃɪŋ hˈɑːspɪɾəl æz ɪt ʃˈɛɹz ɪts fəsˈɪlᵻɾiz wɪððə sɛfˈɑːkoʊ mækɡˈæθoʊ hˈɛlθ sˈaɪənsᵻz jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi fˈɔːɹmɚli nˈoʊn æz ðə mˈɛdɪkəl jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkə, wˌɪtʃ wʌzðə fˈɜːst blˈæk mˈɛdɪkəl skˈuːl ænd pɹədˈuːsᵻz ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv nˈuː mˈɛdɪkəl dˈɑːktɚz ɪn sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkə .
The public hospital  serves as a teaching hospital as it shares its facilities with the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University formerly known as the Medical University of South Africa), which was the first black medical school and produces the largest number of new medical doctors in South Africa .