Health Sciences
University of Cape Town, South Africa
A 180-credit NQF level 9 specialist degree training medical doctors as cardiothoracic surgeons, combining clinical training, examination parts and a minor dissertation. Graduates may apply to the HPCSA for registration as specialists.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences | Department: Department of Surgery (Chris Barnard Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery) | Duration: 5 to 6 years of clinical training including research and dissertation | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
MMed Surgical Disciplines Part 1 (60 credits), Part 2A (30 credits), MMed Cardiothoracic Surgery Part 2B (30 credits), Cardiothoracic Surgery Minor Dissertation (60 credits) and MMed Clinical Training Year 5.
Registration with the HPCSA as a specialist cardiothoracic surgeon.
Generic MMed requirements (Faculty of Health Sciences): a medical degree from UCT or a Senate-recognised university; completion of the prescribed internship and community service (or an HPCSA-approved equivalent) and HPCSA registration as a medical practitioner; appointment against an HPCSA-approved training number (registrar or supernumerary registrar post). Programme-specific: applicants must have completed the primary examination of the College of Surgeons of South Africa; the intermediate examination is recommended. Applicants who do not meet additional requirements are considered at the discretion of the head of discipline.
Requirements published at faculty level.
Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.
The application fee is R100 for undergraduate and postgraduate applications from South Africa and the SADC region, and R300 for applications from outside the SADC region; it is non-refundable and payable by direct deposit, EFT or credit card (online). UCT students and graduates are exempt except for GSB programmes.
Apply through the official page: https://applyonline.uct.ac.za
Health Sciences
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Health Sciences
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Health Sciences
University of Cape Town, South Africa
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