Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Paediatric Diabetes at University of Cape Town

Programme overview

A 120-credit NQF level 8 diploma that develops foundation skills in clinical paediatric diabetes management for practising doctors to ensure safe practice.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences | Department: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health | Duration: 1 year full-time | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Clinical Management of Paediatric Diabetes (90 credits) and the essay Transition and Translation of Knowledge (30 credits). Students take part in all activities of the diabetes unit, keep a logbook of outpatient and inpatient cases and complete a portfolio of 25 cases.

Career pathways

Doctors managing children with diabetes in hospital and outreach 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. Preference goes to candidates currently working in paediatric diabetes.

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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