Program Overview

Programme: MMed in Emergency Medicine

The MMed in Emergency Medicine is a postgraduate degree offered by the University of Pretoria.

Programme Information

• All MMed students must register for, and attend (TNM 802) 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 (MMS 890) which must be assessed as satisfactory by an external examiner, or a research article that has been accepted for publication in a subsidised periodical. The student must be the first author of the article. An ordinary literature review will not be accepted.
• The research proposal must be approved by the MMed Protocol Committee prior to the intermediate exam (surgical disciplines) or otherwise within two years of enrolment (other disciplines).
• 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 relevant head of department regarding the availability of registrarships for the specialisation.

Admission Requirements

1. 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.
2. Currently registered as a physician with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and must have been registered for at least one year.

Other 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.

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%. General Academic Regulations apply.
3. 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

• ANA 802: Anatomy 802 (Credits: 36.00)
• FAR 880: Pharmacology 800 (Credits: 36.00)
• FSG 801: Physiology 801 (Credits: 36.00)
• MMS 890: Dissertation 890 (Credits: 180.00)
• NGK 801: Emergency medicine 801 (Credits: 300.00)
• PAG 880: Pathology 880 (Credits: 36.00)
• TNM 802: Applied research methodology 802 (Credits: 0.00, Attendance module only)

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.

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: 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.