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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
9633	Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
ORIGINATOR
University of the Free State
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY			NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education			HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework
QUALIFICATION TYPE	FIELD		SUBFIELD
National First Degree(Min 480)	Field 09 - Health Sciences and Social Services		Curative Health
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	720	Level 7	NQF Level 08	Regular-Provider-ELOAC
REGISTRATION STATUS		SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		SAQA 091/21	2018-07-01	2021-06-30
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2022-06-30		2028-06-30

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.

This qualification is replaced by:

Qual ID	Qualification Title	Pre-2009 NQF Level	NQF Level	Min Credits	Replacement Status
119322	Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery	Not Applicable	NQF Level 08	860	Complete

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION

Apply educational knowledge, skills, principles and methods to render a service as a well-integrated basic medical practitioner, fit to practise medicine over a broad spectrum. Qualifiers will demonstrate knowledge, skills and applied competence in the field of study that provide opportunities for continued personal growth, gainful economic activity and rewarding contributions to society.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Learners who register for this qualification can:

Learn from predominantly written material;

Communicate what they have learnt comprehensively in the medium of instruction

Learn and take responsibility for their own progress

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

The qualification recognizes formal and non-formal prior learning (incorporating experiential learning) at a Further Education and Training Certificate Level 4 with at least two science subjects, i.e. Mathematics, Biology, Physiology, Physical Science.

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

The planned combination of learning outcomes are integrated with critical cross-field outcomes for this qualification:

Practical Competency

The demonstrated ability/skill to achieve the major Skills/Applied Competency of the qualification.

Foundational Competency

The demonstrated understanding, by the Learner, of the embedded knowledge that underpins the end result/outcome.

Reflective competency

The demonstrated ability/skill to integrate or connect our performances and to reflect on, evaluate and adopt the above competencies.

The learner will be capable of:

diagnosing, treating and managing illness, disease and injury;

promoting health and preventing illness, disease and injury;

demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the health dispensation and the ethical and professional standards expected of a doctor.

The learner will be able to demonstrate:

knowledge of human structure, functions and development;

knowledge of the development of diseases and pathology;

an understanding of the holistic approach to medicine, in view of the preventive, promotive, healing and rehabilitative aspects of treatment;

the skill to diagnose diseases and treat these efficiently;

the ability to work as a member of a team;

knowledge of medical practice;

appreciation of the importance of research;

an understanding of medico-legal and ethical principles;

knowledge and understanding of the role and responsibilities of the medical doctor, especially within the South African context.

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Learners will demonstrate their knowledge and skills in accordance with standards laid down by the University and Professional Board through

Logbooks

Theoretical written tests and examinations

Clinical work (OSCEs, residency)

Oral and practical tests and examinations

Attitudes and behaviour in clinical settings as observed by lecturers.

INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT:

Competence is achieved, through continuous assessment by demonstrating the ability to achieve the outcomes of the Qualification

Module course mark

Workplace assessment through practicals

Workplace assessment through student teaching

Assignments

Oral and group work

Examinations

Informal evaluations, e.g. feedback, residency, assignments

Formal evaluations tests and practical (skills) and oral examinations;

Formal end evaluation, namely theoretical (written) and practical examinations at the end of a phase/study year;

Skills/clinical examinations

This will be supported by a module credit system, followed by a final exam on the modules for which credit was not obtained.

Assessment documents are moderated to ensure that:

They conform to the scope and context of the competency as stipulated in the qualification.

They are constructed in such a way that the Assessor assesses the critical outcomes applied, during the Learners activity performances, towards achieving an outcome.

Assessments are:

To include confirmation of the Embedded Knowledge component to ensure that the Foundational Competency is achieved.

To be verified by Internal Verifiers to ensure valid, credible, true and fair results.

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

Vertical: Access to post-graduate studies at Master's level in medical specialist sciences.

Horizontal: Any bachelor's degree program.

MODERATION OPTIONS

A system of external peer review and evaluation of departments including evaluation of the standards and assessment practices per Department.

Qualifications: The minimum academic and workplace experience requirements at a level above the level of moderation.

Appropriate professional criteria will be drafted in the case of workplace assessment.

Mentorship: All junior and new members of staff are mentored by senior members as they work together in teams. All assessment done by external assessors is quality controlled by internal staff.

Any moderation criteria as determined by the ETQA

Internal examiners and moderators.

External moderators are selected from Health Professions Council of South Africa.

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

The academic staff of the University of the Free State complies with standards set by Senate and will exercise their assessment within the approved quality assurance system of the University. Assessors will also meet all criteria as stipulated by the relevant ETQA.

Assessors are:

Subject matter specialists

Registered with the awarding body

Accredited by the awarding body after achieving competency against Unit Standards of competence for Assessors.

To be administrated, advised and coached by an Internal Verifier.

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012; 2015.

NOTES

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LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION:

When qualifications are replaced, some of their learning programmes are moved to being recorded against the replacement qualifications. If a learning programme appears to be missing from here, please check the replacement.

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PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION:

This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.

1.	University of the Free State