Program Overview

---

Programme: MMed Geriatrics

Programme information

The MMed Geriatrics programme is offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria.

• All MMed students must register for, and attend Applied research methodology 802 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 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 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 degree.

Registrarship

Inquire at the relevant head of department regarding the availability of registrarships for the specialisation.

Admission requirements

• MBChB degree of this University or a qualification deemed by the University to be equivalent to the MBChB degree for at least two years.
• Must be registered as a physician with the Health Professions Council of South Africa for at least one year.
• International students must have qualifications verified by SAQA.

Other programme-specific information

"Major subject" refers to the recognised field of study in Medicine in which the student specialises.

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. 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%.
3. A student is not admitted to the examination in a prerequisite subject more than twice, nor is he or she admitted to the examination in the major subject more than twice.

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.

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.

Core modules

• ANA 893: Anatomy 893 (Credits: 36.00)
• FAR 804: Pharmacology 804 (Credits: 36.00)
• FSG 801: Physiology 801 (Credits: 36.00)
• GER 800: Geriatrics 800 (Credits: 300.00)
• MMS 890: Dissertation 890 (Credits: 180.00)
• PAG 806: Pathology 806 (Credits: 36.00)
• TNM 802: Applied research methodology 802 (Credits: 0.00)