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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: 

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
72838  Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 
ORIGINATOR
University of KwaZulu-Natal 
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  Field 09 - Health Sciences and Social Services  Curative Health 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  512  Level 7  NQF Level 08  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Registered-data under construction  EXCO 0324/24  2024-07-01  2027-06-30 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2028-06-30   2033-06-30  

Registered-data under construction

The qualification content is currently being updated for the qualifications with the status “Registered-data under construction” or showing “DETAILS UNDER CONSTRUCTION” to ensure compliance with SAQA’S Policy and Criteria for the registration of qualifications and part-qualifications on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) (As amended, 2022). These qualifications are re-registered until 30 June 2027 and can legitimately be offered by the institutions to which they are registered.

 

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.  

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
This qualification aims to provide graduates with knowledge, skills, attitudes and applied competence in a number of fields traditionally associated with Medicine. It aims to provide graduates with the foundations for continued personal and intellectual growth, gainful economic activity and for contributing to society at large through innovation, scholarship and leadership. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Full matriculation exemption with, almost exclusively, at least 38 points, but generally higher levels are required. 

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
N 

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
  • Demonstrate an understanding and knowledge of health and its promotion, and of disease;
    its aetiology, prevention and management, in the context of the whole;
  • Demonstrate individual and his or her place in the family and society;
  • Demonstrate proficiency in basis clinical skills: history taking comprehensive physical and mental state examination, interpretation of findings;
  • Demonstrate competence in the performance of a limited number of basic technical procedures and become proficient in listening to and responding to patients concerns;
  • Demonstrate attitudes necessary for the achievement of high standards of medical practice, both in relation to the provision of care of individuals and populations and to his or her personal development;
  • Demonstrate computer and numeracy skills;
  • Demonstrate competency in interpretation of medical literature. 
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    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    Demonstrate the attainment of the understanding, knowledge, competency, skills and attitudes in the areas stated.

    Integrated assessment appropriately incorporated to ensure that the purpose of the qualification is achieved:

    The University of Natal is currently reforming its assessment strategies to include the assessment of applied competence for each qualification. In the meantime, a combination of continuous assessment and traditional written examinations serve to assess the integration of all/most of the learning outcomes for each module in a qualification. 

    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
  • Articulation to all postgraduate qualifications in Medicine.
  • Doctorate in Medicine (MD) or Doctorate in Philosophy (PhD)
  • Master of Medical Science (MMedSc);
  • Master of Medicine (Mmed);
  • Master of Family Medicine (MfamMed);
  • Master of Clinical Pharmacology (MclinPharm);
  • Postgraduate Diplomas in Maternal and Child Health (DMCH) and Occupation Health (DOH)
  • Qualifications of the college of Medicine of South Africa. 
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    MODERATION OPTIONS 
  • The Health Professions Council moderates this qualification through a set of defined exit outcomes and the appointment of discipline experts as "Council Inspectors" who inspect Medical Schools and moderate summative examination procedures on a 5 yearly basis.
  • The ETQA system for HE is not yet fully developed. Until such time as it is, procedures described under 10 above suffice. 
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    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    Until the HEQC establishes a registration system for assessors in the HET Band, the University of Natal assumes that, on the basis of its rigorous selection criteria for the appointment of academic staff (who also have opportunities for staff development in assessment), staffs are competent to assess students on the modules they teach. This assessment is quality assured via a university system of internal moderation and external examination. External examiners are appointed for their teaching and disciplinary expertise and subject to the approval of faculty Boards. The University of Natal ruling is that 66 % of all assessments at exit level, i.e. leading to qualifications are externally examined. 

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

    LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
    When qualifications are replaced, some (but not all) of their learning programmes are moved to the replacement qualifications. If a learning programme appears to be missing from here, please check the replaced qualification.
     
    NONE 


    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 KwaZulu-Natal 


    All qualifications and part qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework are public property. Thus the only payment that can be made for them is for service and reproduction. It is illegal to sell this material for profit. If the material is reproduced or quoted, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) should be acknowledged as the source.