SOME 1126 new medical graduates will begin their year’s compulsory community service on Friday, the Health Department said on Wednesday. Department spokesperson Lulu Sebake said 234 interns will be posted to KwaZulu-Natal, 169 for Gauteng, Eastern Cape 145, Northern Province 143, Western Cape 118, Free State 102, Mpumalanga 80, North-West 79 and the Northern Cape 19. Thirty-seven young doctors will serve in the SA Military Health Service. Sebake said 80% of the new graduates were placed at the hospitals of their choice.