Health Sciences
University of Cape Town, South Africa
A 120-credit NQF level 8 diploma for doctors and health and rehabilitation professionals building a career in community and general paediatrics at secondary and regional levels of care. It is offered only if enough qualifying applicants enrol.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences | Department: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health | Duration: Minimum 2 years, maximum 4 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Ten of eleven courses totalling 120 credits, including Leadership and Management, Child Health Policies and Programmes, Experiential Learning, Quality Improvement in Clinical Practice, Advocacy and Children's Rights, Basic Epidemiology and Research Appraisal, Health Information Systems, Optimising Care for Long-term and Disabling Conditions, Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Communication, Education and Training, and Child Protection, Abuse and Neglect.
Paediatricians, medical officers and health professionals in district clinical specialist teams and secondary and regional care.
An undergraduate degree in medicine, or in physiotherapy, occupational therapy, audiology, speech-language pathology, dietetics, clinical medical practice or social work, or a nursing degree (NQF level 7), with the matching HPCSA or SANC registration (medical practitioners must have completed internship and community service; foreign applicants register in their country of residence). Fluency in written and spoken English, plans for a career in community and general paediatrics, and computer access with internet are required. Preference goes to registered paediatric specialists at secondary level, medical officers with at least two years of regional-level paediatric experience, health professionals at secondary or regional level, and members of district clinical specialist teams.
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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