Program Overview

Programme: MMed (Neurosurgery)

The MMed (Neurosurgery) programme is offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria.

Programme Information

• The programme is a full-time, five-year programme.
• The minimum duration of study is five years.
• The total credits for the programme are 624.
• The NQF level for the programme is 09.

Admission Requirements

• A MBChB (or equivalent) degree or a relevant medical degree with modules equivalent to at least the first two years of the MBChB 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 Structure

• The programme consists of theoretical, practical, clinical, and applicable training as stipulated by the relevant department.
• Students must register for and attend the Applied Research Methodology 802 module satisfactorily.
• Students must submit a dissertation or a research article that has been accepted for publication in a subsidised periodical.

Examinations and Pass Requirements

• A minimum final mark of 50% is required to pass in a subject.
• A subminimum of 50% is required in the clinical section of the examination.
• General Academic Regulations apply.
• 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.

Registrarship

• Inquire at the relevant head of department regarding the availability of registrarships for the specialisation.
• Each student must prove to the University that they have successfully filled the required full-time training post for a period of four or five years.
• Students must complete the theoretical, practical, clinical, and applicable training as stipulated.
• Students must pass the prescribed written, oral, practical, and/or clinical university examinations.
• Students must successfully complete the research component of the degree.

Core Modules

• ANA 894: Anatomy 894 (36 credits)
• ANP 875: Anatomical pathology 875 (36 credits)
• BVC 801: Principles of surgery 801 (36 credits)
• FSG 801: Physiology 801 (36 credits)
• MMS 890: Dissertation 890 (180 credits)
• NCR 800: Neurosurgery 800 (300 credits)
• TNM 802: Applied research methodology 802 (0 credits)

Exemption

• The Faculty Board may grant partial exemption from the training and work 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 their major subject.

General Information

• Registrars are expected to participate increasingly in the examining and treatment of patients in the hospital.
• Lectures/symposia with closely related departments are organised, as well as discussions of literature, etc.