Program Overview

Programme: MMed (Geriatrics)

Programme Information

The MMed (Geriatrics) programme is offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine. The programme consists of a minimum duration of study of 4 years, with a total of 588 credits at NQF level 09.

Admission Requirements

• MBChB (or equivalent) degree or 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-Specific Information

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

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%.
• General Academic Regulations apply.
• 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.

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 with the proviso that 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.

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, Attendance module only)

General Information

• Registrars: 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.
• The General Academic Regulations (G Regulations) and General Student Rules apply to all faculties and registered students of the University, as well as all prospective students who have accepted an offer of a place at the University of Pretoria.