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Stellenbosch University

Master of Medicine in Public Health Medicine

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

Program Length: 4 YEARS.

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

This 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.

Programme content
All modules are compulsory.

Theoretical modules
Public Health (Core Learning) (80)
Public Health (Elective Learning) (136)
Research Assignment (120) 

Practical module
Supervised Training Exposure (144)

Assessment and examination

• The MMed (Public Health Medicine) examination consists of two parts, namely:
  • the MMed research assignment (pass mark of at least 50%); and
  • the successful completion of the examination of the College of Public Health Medicine of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA) with a pass mark of at least 50% (weighted average). 
• To gain entry to the CMSA examination you must at registration for the examination:
  • have obtained a minimum average pass mark of 50% for the MMed research assignment (as evaluated by one internal and one external examiner);
  • hand in the short research report as required by the College of Public Health Medicine of the CMSA; and
  • have been registered for at least three years in an HPCSA approved training post number.
• Flexible assessment of your progress is be done by means of module assessments, as well as six-monthly progress reports as prescribed by the CMSA.
• On identification of inadequate progress, remedial steps will be implemented. Continuation of inadequate academic progress will result in you having to vacate the registrar training post.
• You must at least four years of training time within a registrar training post and in an HPCSA approved training post number.
• If you have not successfully completed the examination of the CMSA, Division of Public Health Medicine after four years of training time, an extension in training time and continuation of employment in a registrar post will only be considered on grounds of your written request, with valid reasons, to the postgraduate programme committee of the Division of Community Health.