Postgraduate
Masters of Medicine (MMed)
The Rules which follow deal with all specializations with the MMed except for Public Health Medicine and Occupational Medicine, which are listed separately below.
CHS-MMed 1 Eligibility
A candidate is eligible to apply for selection to register for the qualification of a Masters in Medicine, provided that the candidate:
CHS-MMed 2 Coursework
CHS-MMed 3 Assessment
CHS-MMed 4 Curriculum
The curriculum (see Table below) of the qualification shall have 720 credits in total. It shall comprise;
(e) service in a supernumerary position. In terms of regulations of the HPCSA, foreign qualified doctors may be employed only in unpaid specialist training posts designated as ‘supernumerary’, and given limited registration by that body.
CHS-MMed 5 Exemption
CHS – MMed 6 Format of Dissertation
In addition to format prescribed by Rule CR13, the format of dissertation may also comprise a paper published in a SAPSE journal of which the student is the first author.
CHS – MMed 7 Curriculum table
Specialisation | Modules | Credits | Module Codes |
Anaesthetics (MMD-A) | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | ANAE8A5 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | ANAE8A6 |
| Research Project | 164 | PMED802 |
Anatomical Pathology (MMD-AP) | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | ANAP8B2 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | ANAP8B3 |
| Research Project | 164 | LMMS8RP |
Cardiothoracic Surgery (MMD-CS) | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | CSUR8A5 |
Specialisation | Modules | Credits | Module Codes |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | CSUR8A6 |
| Research Project | 164 | PMED802 |
Chemical Pathology (MMCP) | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | CHPA8B2 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | CHPA8B3 |
| Research Project | 164 | LMMS8RP |
Dermatology (MMD-D) | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | DERM8A5 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | DERM8A6 |
| Research Project | 164 | PMED802 |
Emergency Medicine (MMEDER) | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | EMER8A3 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | EMER8A4 |
| Research Project | 164 | PMED802 |
Family Medicine (MMD-FM) | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | FAME8A3 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | FAME8A4 |
| Research Project | 164 | PMED802 |
Forensic Medicine (MMD-FP) | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | FOME8B2 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | FOME8B3 |
| Research Project | 164 | LMMS8RP |
Haematology (MMD-H) | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | HAEM8B2 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | HAEM8B3 |
| Research Project | 164 | LMMS8RP |
Medical Microbiology (MMD-MM) | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | MMGY8B2 |
Specialisation | Modules | Credits | Module Codes |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | MMGY8B3 |
| Research Project | 164 | LMMS8RP |
Medicine (MMD-MD) | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | MEDI8A5 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | MEDI8A6 |
| Research Project | 164 | PMED802 |
Neurology (MMD-N) | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | NEUR8A5 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | NEUR8A6 |
| Research Project | 164 | PMED802 |
Neurosurgery (MMD-NS) | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | NSUR8A5 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | NSUR8A6 |
| Research Project | 164 | PMED802 |
Obstetrics & Gynaecology (MMD- OG) | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | OBGY8A5 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | OBGY8A6 |
| Research Project | 164 | PMED802 |
Ophthalmology (MMD-O) | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | OPTH8A5 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | OPTH8A6 |
| Research Project | 164 | PMED802 |
Orthopaedic Surgery (MMD-OS) | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | ORPS8A5 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | ORPS8A6 |
| Research Project | 164 | PMED802 |
Otorhinolaryngology (MMENT) | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
Specialisation | Modules | Credits | Module Codes |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | OHLY8A5 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | OHLY8A6 |
| Research Project | 164 | PMED802 |
Paediatrics and Child Health | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
(MMPCH) | Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | PAED8A5 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | PAED8A6 |
| Research Project | 164 | PMED802 |
Paediatric Surgery | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
(MMD-PS) | Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | PSGY8A5 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | PSGY8A6 |
| Research Project | 164 | PMED802 |
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
(MM-PRS) | Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | PLRS8A5 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | PLRS8A6 |
| Research Project | 164 | PMED802 |
Psychiatry (MMD-P) | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | PSYT8A5 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | PSYT8A6 |
| Research Project | 164 | PMED802 |
Radiology (MMD-R) | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | RADI8A5 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | RADI8A6 |
| Research Project | 164 | PMED802 |
Radiotherapy & Oncology | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
(MMD-RO) | Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | RTPY8A6 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | RTPY8A7 |
| Research Project | 164 | PMED802 |
Specialisation | Modules | Credits | Module Codes |
Surgery (MMD-SU) | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | SURG8A5 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | SURG8A6 |
| Research Project | 164 | PMED802 |
Urology (MMD-U) | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | UROL8A5 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | UROL8A6 |
| Research Project | 164 | PMED802 |
Virology (MMD-V) | Research Methodology | 16 | PMED801 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part I | 270 | VIGY8B2 |
| Clinical & Professional Practice Part II | 270 | VIGY8B3 |
| Research Project | 164 | LMMS8RP |
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