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Stellenbosch University

Master of Medicine in Family Medicine

The Master of Medicine in Family Medicine in Health Professions is offered by Stellenbosch University.

Program Length: 2 YEARS.

Master of Medicine in Family Medicine offered by the Stellenbosch University at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Assessment and examination

• You must keep an annual learning portfolio over the four years of the programme. Graduation is subject to the approval of the learning portfolio by the head of the Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care.
• You must complete the research assignment of the University successfully before the MMed (Fam Med) degree is awarded.
• The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) requires successful completion of the single national exit examination to register as a specialist. The Division acknowledges this examination as equivalent to and substituting the MMed (Fam Med) final clinical examination.
• It, however, remains the responsibility of the head of the Division to confirm the following before admission to the equivalent final national FCFP (SA) exit examination:
  • For Part A:
    • successful completion of three years of clinical training time;
    • submission of a successfully completed learning portfolio over the duration of the training; and
    • satisfactory completion of flexible assessment.
  • For Part B:
    • Successful completion of a research assignment of the University according to the regulations of the University.
• The following applies to your examination if you do not live in South Africa:
• If you are not registered with the HPCSA as a registrar in a board approved post number, you must take the final examination offered by the University.
• The final mark for the MMed (Fam Med) degree is derived from the following:
  • the class mark - 50%;
  • the mark for the FCFP (SA) Part A examination - 25%; and
  • the research assignment - 25%.
• You must obtain a final mark of at least 75% for the programme as a whole to pass the MMed (Fam Med) degree programme cum laude.
• If you failed an exit examination, you may take a supplementary examination. If you fail a second exit examination, you may, on recommendation by the Faculty Board, be denied the right to qualify for the MMed (Fam Med) degree.
• If you failed a module, you may repeat it. If you fail the module for the second time, you may, on recommendation by the Faculty Board, be denied the right to attempt the module again.
• If you resign as registrar or you are denied continuation of your MMed (Fam Med) studies by the Faculty Board, you will, where applicable, be required to vacate your registrar post.

Compulsory web-based modules

Consultation in Family Medicine (20)

Evidence-based Medicine (20)

Ethics in Family Medicine (20)

Family-oriented Family Medicine (20)

Principles of Family Medicine (20)

Community-oriented Family Medicine (20)

Teaching and Learning in Family Medicine (20)

Leadership and Clinical Governance (20)

Web-based elective modules

Choose two modules from the following table.

Rehabilitation in Family Medicine (20)

Geriatrics in Family Medicine (20)

Palliative Care in Family Medicine (20)

Forensics in Family Medicine (20)

Mindfulness - Inside and Out (20)

Cancer Care and the Family Practitioner (20)

Practical modules

Clinical Family Medicine (50)

In these three modules practical professional experience applicable to the practice of family medicine is gained under acceptable and approved professional supervision in a training position that has been approved by the University.

Research assignment

Applied Research (120)