MMed Anatomical Pathology at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

The Master of Medicine in the field of Anatomical Pathology is aimed at training clinicians in an HPCSA registrar post, in the speciality of Anatomical Pathology. This includes attaining technical and interpretive skills at macroscopic and microscopic levels, providing clinically relevant opinions from biopsy, excision and cytology specimens, as well as for post-mortem examinations. Candidates will develop research skills, including scientific writing, laboratory and data analysis skills.

Faculty: Health Sciences | Department: Pathology | Duration: 4 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

Candidates in the Anatomical Pathology training programme receive comprehensive instruction in diagnostic histopathology and are trained to perform post-mortem examinations. Progression through the programme is contingent upon successful completion of the following coursework, notwithstanding attendance at seminars, workshops, departmental academic meetings and presentation at scientific conferenc

Career pathways

Anatomical Pathologist

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Application information

Entry requirements

Candidates may be considered for admission should they meet the following criteria: Registration as a medical practitioner with the Health Professions Council of South Africa and have completed internship and community service, 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 Be in an HPCSA accredited registrar post; and accepts the condition that, whether as Registrar or Supernumerary Registrar, s/he may be subject to a period of probation of a maximum of one year and that at the end of this period, the department or division concerned may advise the Senate that the registration of the candidate be cancelled.

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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