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University of the Witwatersrand

Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice

The Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice in Health Professions is offered by University of the Witwatersrand.

Program Length: 3 YEARS.

Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice offered by the University of the Witwatersrand

The Clinical Medical Practice programme aims to develop mid-level healthcare workers, called clinical associates.

Clinical associates have the knowledge, attitude, and psychomotor skills to assist doctors and healthcare teams in improving patient care, and especially in providing treatment in rural and disadvantaged communities. Clinical associates practice medicine in government hospitals and clinics, for NGOs providing care, and for the private healthcare sector, under the license of a medical practitioner. They are registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa.

As a qualified clinical associate, you will:

• Perform patient consultations and physical examinations, including assessment and management of patients in casualty or emergency wards, for all common medical conditions.
• Perform routine procedures, under supervision, in hospital wards, emergency departments, outpatient departments, and clinics.

You will be taught mainly at district hospitals but also at other hospitals and at Wits Medical School. The three year, full-time clinical associate programme aims to develop sound knowledge of the medical and clinical sciences, and facilitates understanding of medical conditions and management strategies. You need detailed knowledge of biomedical sciences in areas related to procedural performance.

Curriculum

First year

• Fundamentals of Medical and Clinical Science

Second year

• Fundamentals of Clinical Medical Practice

Third year

• Applied Clinical and Medical Practice