?Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care
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Postgraduate offering
The Division of Family Medicine and Prima?ry Care delivers the 4-year Master of Medicine (MMed) programme to train specialist family physicians. There are five training complexes throughout the Western Cape.
The Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care offers a 2-year Master of Philosophy (MPhil) programme as a non-clinical degree to build leadership and scholarship within the discipline of family medicine.
The Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care offers a 2-year Diploma in Family Medicine (PGDip) as a clinical training programme to upskill and develop medical practitioners working in primary care.
The Division also offers a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Family Medicine. Prospective students should contact the Head of Division if interested.
The Division also offers a selection of short courses for postgraduate students:
- Forensics in family medicine
- Rehabilitation in family medicine
- Geriatrics in family medicine
- Cancer care and the family practitioner
- Palliative care
- Mindfulness-based interventions
- Brief behaviour change counselling
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The following postgraduate programmes in Family Medicine and Primary Care are offered at Stellenbosch 中国体育彩票:
- M Med in Family Medicine
- M Phil in Family Medicine
- Postgraduate Diploma in Family Medicine
- Postgraduate Studies 2024??
Please note the different closing dates for applications:
M Med: 31 August 2024
M Phil: 30 September 2024
Postgraduate Diploma: 30 September 2024
M Med in Family Medicine
A 4-year programme for the medical practitioner who wishes to do a Masters in Family Medicine degree. The programme is predominantly online education with obligatory attendance at the 3-4 day contact session in January of each year.
The professional experience and clinical requirements are specified in the attached brochure?
2024 MMed Brochure.pdf
Students must spend 4 years in a Registrar post in one of the 4 Training Complexes in the Western Cape. Registrars will rotate in the complex between the Regional Hospital, District Hospitals
- Cape Town East Metro?
- Cape Winelands Training Complex
- Garden Route Training Complex?
- Overberg Training Complex
- West Coast Training Complex
Over the 4 years, candidates complete the module Clinical Family Medicine, which covers ten clinical domains relevant to Family Medicine, as well as 10 web-based modules and a research assignment. The practical skills required of graduates are to be found in the logbook.
Closing date for applications: 31 August 2024
Applications must be submitted online via http://www.maties.com or http://www0.sun.ac.za/pgstudies as well as to the Western Cape Department of Health.
?MMed Departmental Form 2024.pdf
Applicants Checklist SunStudent.pdf
How to apply for a postgraduate programme 2023.pdf
Z83 (Application for employment).pdf
Direct enquiries to:
Tel: +27 (21) 938 9168
E-mail: nicolec@sun.ac.za
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Chief Directorate
Metro District Health Services
Western Cape Government
Rowena.williams@westerncape.gov.za - East Metro
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Chief Directorate
Rural Health Services
Western Cape Government
Joelene.Salie@westerncape.gov.za - Cape Winelands
Albertus.Lewis@westerncape.gov.za - Garden Route
Anne-marie.kriel@westerncape.gov.za - Overberg
Lemeez.Siegelaar@westerncape.gov.za - West Coast
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M Phi?l in Family Medicine
The M Phil Degree programme serves as a non-clinical Masters qualification. It is designed for any registered health professional (NQF level 8 and above) who is interested in the development of the discipline of Family Medicine, particularly its research base in Sub-Saharan Africa. The goal is to build capacity in supervising, teaching, coordinating academic teaching, and conducting research in Family Medicine and Primary Care. The programme is fully described in the attached brochure.
MPhil in Family Care leaflet 2023.pdf
The degree is provided by online education with compulsory attendance of a contact week per academic year. ?
Closing date for applications: 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
Applications must be submitted online via http://www.maties.com or http://www0.sun.ac.za/pgstudies.
MPhil Departmental Form 2024.pdf
Applicants Checklist SunStudent.pdf
How to apply for a postgraduate programme 2023.pdf
Direct enquiries to:
Tel: +27 (21) 938 9168
E-mail: nicolec@sun.ac.za
Postgraduate Diploma in Family Medicine
A 2-year course leading to a Diploma in Family Medicine for medical practitioners who wish to expand and update their knowledge and skills in Family Medicine. Diploma students must pass 6 academic modules and their final exit exam. The programme is fully described in the attached brochure.
The Diploma is provided by online education with compulsory attendance at the 5-day contact session at the beginning of year one.
Successful participation in each module enables you to earn 10 CEU points.
Closing date for applications: 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
Applications must be submitted online via http://www.maties.com or http://www0.sun.ac.za/pgstudies.
- Postgraduate Diploma Departmental Form 2024.pdf
- Applicants Checklist SunStudent.pdf
- How to apply for a postgraduate programme 2023.pdf
Direct enquiries to:
Tel: +27 (21) 938 9168
E-mail: nicolec@sun.ac.za ?
??M??Phil in Mindfulness
?This Masters degree is intended to expand the research base of mindfulness interventions and approaches within the African context. This will contribute to not only a growing understanding of local issues affecting uptake, adaptation, and contextual dynamics, but will also contribute to the global expansion of the field of mindfulness research.
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