Program Overview

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Programme: MMed Haematology

Programme information

The MMed Haematology programme is a four-year programme offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria.

• All MMed students must register for, and attend (TNM 800) Applied research methodology 800 satisfactorily, preferably during the intermediate phase/ after completion of Part 1 and before sitting for Part 2 of the MMed.
• All MMed students must submit a dissertation (MMS 800) which must be assessed as satisfactory by an external examiner, or a research article that has been accepted for publication in a subsidised periodical.
• A systematic literature review (Cochrane type) on an approved subject, which is undertaken in such a manner that bias is minimised, may be presented as an alternative to the dissertation for awarding the MMed (Public Health Medicine) degree.

Registrarship

• Inquire at the Head of Department regarding the availability of registrarships for the specialisation Medical Oncology.
• Inquire at the Head of the Department of Family Medicine regarding the availability of registrarships for the specialisation Emergency Medicine.

Requirements for Completion

Each student must prove to the University that he or she:

1. has successfully filled the required full-time training post for a period of four or five years according to the requirements of the department in question at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Tshwane Academic Division of the NHLS (in case of pathology registrars) or Kalafong Hospital or at an institution recognised by the University as equivalent;
2. has completed the theoretical, practical, clinical and applicable training as stipulated;
3. has passed the prescribed written, oral, practical and/or clinical university examinations, and
4. has successfully completed the research component of the degree.

Admission requirements

A prospective student for the MMed degree programme must be in possession of the MBChB degree of this University or a qualification deemed by the University to be equivalent to the MBChB degree for at least two years. In addition, such a student must be registered as a physician with the Health Professions Council of South Africa for at least one year.

Other programme-specific information

• Satisfactory progress after one year of training is required, as evaluated by the applicable examination panel.
• "Major subject" refers to the recognised field of study in Medicine in which the student specialises.
• The study of the major subject extends over four or five years, as prescribed by the department in question.

Examinations and pass requirements

1. The sequence of the examinations in the prerequisite subjects will be determined by the head of the department under which the major subject falls.
2. The nature, duration and time of the examinations in the prerequisite subjects are determined in cooperation with the heads of the departments under which the prerequisite subjects fall – with the proviso that, except in cases where stipulated otherwise, the examinations in the prerequisite subjects may be held at any time prior to or concurrently with the major subject.
3. 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%.
4. A student is not admitted to the examination in a prerequisite subject (second examinations excluded) more than twice, nor is he or she admitted to the examination in the major subject more than twice.

Second examinations

Second examinations for MMed students will only be held after at least six months have elapsed since the conclusion of the examination in which the student had failed.

Rules governing the writing of the examinations of the College of Medicine of South Africa [CMSA]

1. Only candidates who have met all requirements for the MMed degree except for the major subject (final examination), i.e. passed all prerequisite subjects, completed all practical, clinical and applicable training of four or five years as prescribed by the relevant academic department, and completed the required research component for the degree in accordance with the Faculty Yearbook regulations, will be allowed to write the college examination (exit examination), after which they will obtain both the CMSA fellowship and the MMed as specialist qualifications.
2. The rules have been effective as from 1 January 2011.

Exemption

1. 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 – with the proviso that exemption from a maximum period of 18 months may be granted with regard to four-year and five-year programmes.
2. Exemption from a maximum of three years may be granted by the Department of Medical Oncology for the MMed in Medical Oncology [MMed(MedOnc)] on the grounds of the MMed(Int) or MMed(Paed) degree of this University, or experience recognised by the University as equivalent.
3. Specific prerequisite subjects must be passed within 24 months after commencement of the programme.

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

Departments expect registrars 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); initially under supervision and later increasingly at their own responsibility.

Core modules

• FSG 801: Physiology 801 (Credits: 36.00)
• HEM 801: Haematology 801 (Credits: 36.00)
• MMS 800: MMed: Essay 800 (Credits: 12.00)
• TNM 800: Applied research methodology 800 (Credits: 5.00)
• HEM 800: Haematology 800 (Credits: 300.00)