Master of Medicine (MMed) Surgery at University of the Free State

Programme overview

The MMed (Surgery) is the University of the Free State's specialist registrar training degree in Surgery, completed while appointed as a registrar in the relevant department and registered with the HPCSA.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences | Department: School of Clinical Medicine | Duration: 5 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa

What you will study

Clinical training in the discipline together with a research component of research methodology and a research report. Students must pass the HPCSA final specialist examinations, whose result forms the outcome mark of the final MMed examinations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

School of Clinical Medicine (MMed programmes): admission follows the UFS General Rules for Master's degrees and Faculty of Health Sciences rules, after a selection process run by the discipline. Selection of postgraduate students is at the discretion of the Head of Department, and some programmes carry additional departmental requirements. Applicants submit the official UFS application form to the Postgraduate Administration Office of the School of Medicine.

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.

Master's applications in Economic and Management Sciences open on 1 April; local applicants close 30 September and international applicants close 31 August.

Apply through the official page: https://www.ufs.ac.za/prospective/study-at-ufs/apply

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