Program Overview

Programme: MMed in Haematology

The MMed in Haematology is a postgraduate degree that focuses on the study of blood and blood disorders.

Programme Information

• The programme is offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Haematology.
• The minimum duration of study is 5 years.
• The total credits required for the programme is 552.
• The NQF level for the programme is 09.

Admission Requirements

• General Admission Regulations: Refer to the UP Institutional Admissions Policy as well as the General Academic Regulations and Student Rules.
• All applications must be accompanied by the following documents:
  • Certified full academic transcripts from undergraduate to current level.
  • Certified copy of ID or passport.
  • A research concept note (not applicable to honours or coursework master's degrees).
• All applicants with international qualifications must submit the following documents:
  • A SAQA evaluation of the completed qualification or a comprehensive Foreign Qualification Report.
  • TOEFL or IELTS or Pearson Test of English or Oxford Test of English test results (if applicable).
  • Certified copy of passport.
• Minimum Admissions Requirements:
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (or equivalent) degree or relevant medical degree with modules equivalent to at least the first two years of the Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree.
  • Currently registered as a physician with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and must have been registered for at least one year.

Programme-Specific Information

• Satisfactory progress after one year of training is required, as evaluated by the applicable examination panel.
• The study of the major subject extends over four or five years, as prescribed by the relevant department.

Examinations and Pass Requirements

• The sequence of the examinations in the prerequisite subjects will be determined by the head of the department under which the major subject falls.
• A minimum final mark of 50% is required by all departments to pass in a subject and in the clinical section of the examination, a subminimum of 50%.
• A student is not admitted to the examination in a prerequisite subject (supplementary examinations excluded) more than twice, nor is he or she admitted to the examination in the major subject more than twice.

Core Modules

• FSG 801: Physiology 801 (Credits: 36.00)
• HEM 800: Haematology 800 (Credits: 300.00)
• MMS 890: Dissertation 890 (Credits: 180.00)
• TNM 802: Applied research methodology 802 (Credits: 0.00, Attendance module only)

Elective Modules

• APY 871: Anatomical pathology (Capita selecta) 871 (Credits: 12.00)
• GMB 871: Medical microbiology (Capita selecta) 871 (Credits: 36.00)
• GVR 871: Medical virology (Capita selecta) 871 (Credits: 36.00)
• HEM 801: Haematology 801 (Credits: 36.00)

Exemption

• The Faculty Board may grant partial exemption from the training and work mentioned under par. (b) and (c)(i) and (ii) above on the grounds of comparable training and experience completed in another post or at another recognised institution.
• Exemption from a maximum period of 18 months may be granted with regard to four-year and five-year programmes.

Pass with Distinction

• The degree is conferred with distinction on a student who has obtained a final mark of at least 75% in his or her major subject.

General Information

• Registrars are expected to participate increasingly in the examining and treatment of patients in the hospital, both in-patients and out-patients, as well as performing and interpreting tests in the laboratory (where applicable).
• Lectures/symposia with closely related departments are organised, as well as discussions of literature, etc.