Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Paediatric Critical Care at University of Cape Town

Programme overview

A 120-credit NQF level 8 diploma that trains practising doctors in the recognition and management of children with life-threatening illness, injury or after major elective surgery. It builds capacity to improve child health in Africa.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences | Department: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health | Duration: 1 year full-time, or 2 years with a reduced course load; 6 months of block contact time | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Clinical Management in Paediatric Critical Care (90 credits) and the essay Transition and Translation of Knowledge (30 credits), delivered in blocks totalling six months of contact time.

Career pathways

Doctors working in paediatric critical care and paediatric hospital settings.

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Application information

Entry requirements

MBChB or an equivalent qualification as a medical doctor, experience working in paediatrics, and eligibility for HPCSA registration. A letter of employer support granting study leave for block attendance, proven written and spoken English, and computer literacy with internet access are required. Preference goes to candidates working in paediatric critical care. Applicants may be interviewed.

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

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