Program Overview

University of Cape Town Program Information

The University of Cape Town offers various programs through its Faculty of Health Sciences. The faculty comprises several departments and units, including Academic Departments, Administrative Departments, Operational Units, and the Bioethics Centre.

Faculty of Health Sciences Departments

• Anaesthesia & Perioperative Medicine
  • The department offers various education and training programs, including short courses and fellowships.
• Family, Community and Emergency Care
• Health Sciences Education
• Paediatrics & Child Health
• Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
• Human Biology
• Integrative Biomedical Sciences
• Medicine
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Pathology
• Psychiatry & Mental Health
• Public Health
• Radiation Medicine
• Surgery

Education and Training

The department of Anaesthesia & Perioperative Medicine provides several education and training opportunities, including:

• Weekly Academic Calendar
• Short courses
  • Vascular access
  • Sedation short course and Northern Cape Outreach
  • FATE (Focused Assessment with Transthoracic Echocardiography) Workshops
  • Perioperative Echocardiography
  • FCA Part 2 Teaching Programme
  • FCA Part 1 Teaching Programme
  • Diploma in Anaesthesia DA (SA)
• Fellowships
  • Fellowship in Paediatric Anaesthesia
  • Fellowship in Obstetric Anaesthesia
  • Fellowship in Neuroanaesthesia
• Diploma in Pain Management

FCA Part 2 Teaching Programme

The FCA Part 2 Teaching Programme is designed to prepare candidates for their final examinations. The program includes:

• Tuesday evening tutorials from 20:00 to 21:00: Interactive Tutorials to clarify concepts and discuss key topics.
• Thursday evening tutorials from 17:00 to 18:00: Paper Case and OSCE Preparation, focusing on OSCE, paper cases, and communication stations.
• Friday morning tutorials from 07:30 to 13:30: Protected teaching time for about 6 months prior to exams, covering essential topics and providing a solid foundation for the examination.

Divisions

The department is divided into several sections, including:

• Division of Paediatric Anaesthesia
• Division of Obstetric Anaesthesia
• Acute Pain Service
• Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia at UCT
• Chronic Pain Management Clinic
• Department of Critical Care
• The Nagin Parbhoo History of Anaesthesia Museum
• Lionel Opie Preclinical Imaging Facility

Hospitals

The program has affiliations with several hospitals, including:

• Groote Schuur Hospital
• Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
• Mowbray Maternity Hospital
• New Somerset Hospital
• Outreach

Research

The department engages in various research activities, with publications listed for each year from 2017 to 2024.

Staff

The department consists of various staff members, including:

• Affiliated Consultants/ Fellows/ Locums/ Senior Visitors/ Researchers
• Clinical Technologists
• Senior Staff Members and Medical Specialists
• Senior Lecturers
• Academic & Senior Staff
• Medical Officers
• Registrars