Health Sciences
University of Cape Town, South Africa
A 120-credit NQF level 8 diploma that builds the capacity of health professionals in South Africa and across Africa to manage and deliver neonatal services at primary levels of care, to reduce pressure on tertiary neonatal beds and neonatal mortality.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences | Department: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health (Division of Neonatal Medicine) | Duration: 1 year full-time | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Clinical Management in Neonatology (90 credits) and the essay Transition and Translation of Knowledge (30 credits).
Doctors managing neonatal units and services.
An approved MBChB from an accredited institution with at least two years' work experience in neonates and registration as an independent practitioner (e.g. HPCSA); two years of neonatal experience including in the past five years; a written undertaking from the referring institute giving support and study leave; English proficiency at matric/NSC level or equivalent; and computer literacy with internet access. Preference goes to candidates working in an adequate neonatal unit. African candidates are screened through the African Paediatric Fellowship Programme. A maximum of four trainees are admitted per year. 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
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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