Master of Medicine at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

The Master of Medicine is a full-time degree offered in a range of specialties over 3 to 5 years, depending on the specialty. These include Nuclear Medicine, Microbiology, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, and more. Specialties offered: Anaesthesia, Anatomical Pathology, Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Chemical Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Community Health, Dermatology, Diagnostic Radiology, Forensic Pathology, Haematology, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Nuclear Medicine, Microbiology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Plastic and Reconstructive Surger

Faculty: Health Sciences | Department: Clinical Medicine | Duration: 3 - 5 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

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Application information

Entry requirements

An applicant may be considered for admission provided that: s/he is registered as a medical practitioner with the Health Professions Council of South Africa, or s/he has a qualification from another university that would allow the candidate to register as a medical practitioner, or in the case of a foreign graduate wishing to train as a supernumerary registrar, s/he has limited registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa; and s/he is a holder of a training post in one of the teaching hospitals attached to the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University, or in the School of Pathology, or in another institution approved by the Senate and the Health Professions Council of South Africa, subject to the provisions of specific rules for specialties and sub-specialties; and s/he is the holder, of a minimum of two years’ standing, of the degree Bachelor of Medicine and Bache

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.

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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