About this program
MBChB
Each student in Medicine must apply to the Registrar of the Health Professions Council of South Africa for registration as a student in Medicine, immediately after admission to the first year of study. After obtaining the degree, a student must register with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as an intern, and complete at least one year of training at an institution approved by the abovementioned Council for this purpose. (Students who qualify after July 2006, will have a compulsory two-year internship.) After this, he or she must register with the Council as a physician and complete one year of community service before he or she may work in private practice. The integrated outcomes-based problem-oriented program consists of theoretical blocks, special activities (SAs) and clinical rotations. During the final 18 months, referred to as the Student Intern Complex (SIC), all the program activities take place in the clinical settings.
Admission requirements
The admission requirements apply to students who apply for admission to the University of Pretoria with a National Senior Certificate (NSC) and Independent Examination Board (IEB) qualifications.
Applicants with qualifications other than the abovementioned should refer to:
Brochure: Undergraduate program Information 2022: Qualifications other than the NSC and IEB.
Citizens from countries other than South Africa (applicants who are not South African citizens) should also refer to:
Brochure: Newcomer's Guide 2021.
School of Tomorrow (SOT), Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) and General Education Development Test (GED): The University of Pretoria no longer accepts qualifications awarded by these institutions.
National Certificate (Vocational) (NCV) Level 4: The University of Pretoria may consider NCV candidates, provided they meet the exemption for bachelor's status criteria and the program requirements.
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Curriculum Year 1
Fundamental modules
- Academic information management
- Academic information management
- Academic English for Health Sciences
- Academic English for Health Sciences (MBChB and BChD)
- Academic orientation
Core modules
- Molecule to organism
- Chemistry
- Introduction to the philosophy of medicine
- Orientation
- People and their environment
- Introduction to clinical pharmacotherapy
- Longitudinal clinic attachment program
- People and their environment
- Molecular and cell biology
- Medical terminology
- Physics for biology students
- Special study module
Year 2
- Homeostasis
- People and their environment
- Pathological conditions
- Infectious diseases
- Introduction to clinical medicine
- Basic emergency care
- Anatomy (Dissection)
- Generic procedural skills
- Longitudinal clinic attachment program
- Special study module
- Special study module
Year 3
- Abdomen and mamma
- Pregnancy and neonatology
- Heart and blood vessels
- Lungs and chest
- Haematological malignancies
- Generic procedural skills
- Longitudinal clinic attachment program
- Special study module
- Special study module
- Special study module
Year 4
- Genital and urinary tract diseases
- Nervous system
- Preceptorship
- Disorders of childhood
- Forensic medicine
- Musculoskeletal conditions
- Endocrinology
- Head and neck
- Ageing
- Skin
- Longitudinal clinic attachment program
- Special study module
Year 5
- Psychiatry and social dysfunction
- Health and healthcare
- Traumatology
- Pharmacotherapy
- Anaesthesiology
- Forensic medicine morning rotation
- Internal medicine
- Internal medicine related sub-disciplines
- Psychiatry
- Neurology
- Longitudinal clinic attachment program
- Special study module
- Special study module
Final Year
- Surgery
- Orthopaedics
- Anaesthesiology
- Internal medicine
- Internal medicine related sub-disciplines
- Psychiatry
- Obstetrics and gynaecology
- Paediatrics
- Community-based education
- Diagnostic laboratory medicine
- Urology
- Family medicine
- Community obstetrics
- Neurology
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available, please visit the university website for more information.
Tuition
Undergraduate Tuition fees per faculty in 2022
- 1st year: 64 000 - 74 000 + 15% VAT
- 2nd year: 66 000 - 79 000 + 15% VAT
- 3rd year: 70 000 + 15% VAT
- 4th year: 72 000 + 15% VAT
- 5th year: 61 000 - 76 000 + 15% VAT
- 6th year: 63 000 - 79 000 + 15% VAT
Qualification
Total Credits: 1257
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University of Pretoria - Faculty of Health Sciences
To date, more than 31 000 alumni have completed their training at this institution and we remain committed to ensuring that our graduates are competent, responsible, passionate, and holistic healthcare professionals. Quality is at the heart of the Faculty’s commitment...
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