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Stellenbosch University

Master of Medicine in Neurology

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

Program Length: 4 YEARS.

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

The Master of Medicine (MMed) programme is  offered in all the recognised specialities of medicine in South Africa. This programme is structured to meet the Health Professions Council of South Africa's (HPSCA) requirements for specialisation. It extends over a period of four to five years. Candidates must be incumbents of registered training posts.

The programme consists of the following modules:

Primary phase

Neuropathology (30)
Neuropsychiatry (40)
Neuroradiology (40)

 

Final phase

Neurophysiology: EEG (60)
Neurophysiology: EMG (60)
General Neurology (130)
Research Assignment (120)

Assessment and examination
Primary phase

• You must have the research protocol registered within one year of first registration as an MMed (Neurology) student.
• If you do not meet this requirement, you must vacate the registrar post and you will be excluded from the rest of the MMed (Neurology) programme.
• Only in exceptional cases and on submission of an appropriate motivation will the postgraduate programme committee of the Division of Neurology consider continuation of your service in a registrar post and further attendance of the programme.

Final phase

• Assessment takes place by means of the final examination of the College of Neurologists of South Africa during the third or fourth year of study.
• The research assignment must be completed within three years of first registration for the MMed (Neurology) programme.
• The research assignment must be submitted in the form of an article ready for publication.
• You must complete this module before you can write the final Part II examination.