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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: 

Bachelor of Medicine: Bachelor of Surgery (5 Year) 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
78108  Bachelor of Medicine: Bachelor of Surgery (5 Year) 
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(Min 480)  Field 09 - Health Sciences and Social Services  Curative Health 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  768  Level 7  Level N/A: Pre-2009 was L7  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 SAQA 06120/18  2018-07-01  2018-12-31 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2019-12-31   2022-12-31  

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 does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification. 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
Purpose:

The MBChB qualification aims to:
  • Provide students with learning opportunities to acquire knowledge, skills and applied competence in order to render a professional service to the community as generalist medical practitioners and as managers of health care.
  • Produce graduates who:
    > Know and understand the fundamental principles and methods of medicine.
    > Have mastered the clinical skills required for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment.
    > Can promote the health of both individuals and communities.
    > Can treat physical and metal diseases.
    > Behave in a manner expected by the medical profession and observe medical ethics.
  • Provide students with the foundations for lifelong learning, continued personal and intellectual growth, gainful economic activity and a commitment to professionalism and service.

    Rationale:

    The country is in need of medical graduates trained appropriately to meet the challenges of the supervised internship and vocational training years with confidence and pursue a rewarding career. It is also essential that the trained medical graduates are able to qualify for registration as interns with the statutory body, the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). 
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    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
  • Matriculation Certificate.

    Recognition of Prior Learning:

    Access into the qualification is possible for mature learners with tertiary learning experience-including from health cares programmes recognised by the HPCSA and at the discretion of the Faculty Board.

    Access to the Qualification:

    Matriculation with endorsement at first attempt, with almost exclusively, at least 38 points, but generally higher level is required. 
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    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    Y 

    QUALIFICATION RULES 
    1st Year:

    Module Code; Themes; Assessment; Credits:
  • MUM1AT1, Diabetes Mellitus, Nutrition, Growth and Development, Progress Exam 1, 32 Credits.
  • MUM1BT2, Infection and Inflammation, Reproductive Health 1, Trauma and Emergency, Progress Exam 2, 32 Credits.
  • MUM1CPY, Practical Basic science of medicine, OSPE 1, 32 Credits.
  • MUM1DSY, Basic academic and clinical skills, OSCE 1, 32 Credits.
  • MUM1ECY, Ambulance Course, Practical, 16 Credits.

    Sub-total, 144 Credits.

    2nd Year:

    Module Code; Themes; Assessment; Credits:
  • MUM2AT1, Cardio-respiratory Disorders, Uro-genital Disorders, Digestion and Absorption, Progress Exam 3, 32 Credits.
  • MUM2BT2, "People and Bugs", Central Function, Body in Motion, Progress Exam 4, 32 Credits.
  • MUM2CPY, Practical-internal and external environment, OSPE 2, 32 Credits.
  • MUM2DSY, Skills-internal and external environment, OSCE 2, 32 Credits.
  • MUM2E 1/2/3Y, Elective 1/2/3, Report, 16 Credits.

    Sub-total, 144 Credits.

    3rd Year:

    Module Code; Themes; Assessment; Credits:
  • MUM3AT1, Body in Motion 2, Hormonal Orchestra, Cell Dysfunction, Progress Exam 5, 32 Credits.
  • MUM3BT2, Fever, Lifestyles, Reproductive Health 2, Progress Exam 6, 32 Credits.
  • MUM3CPY, Practical: Co-ordination, norms and aberrations, OSCE/OSPE 3, 16 Credits.
  • MUM3D1Y, Medicine, Family Medicine and Dermatology, Clinical Examination, OSCE, Case Reports, Continuous Assessment, 16 Credits.
  • MUM3D3Y, Paediatrics, Clinical Examination, OSCE, Case Reports, Continuous Assessment, 16 Credits.
  • MUM3E 1/2/3Y, Elective 1/2/3, Report, 16 Credits.

    Sub-total, 144 Credits.

    4th Year:

    Module Code; Themes; Assessment; Credits:
  • MUM4AT1, Sight and Sound, Abdominal Complaints and Jaundice, Higher Mental Function, Progress Exam 7, 32 Credits.
  • MUM4BT2, Psychiatry, Dermatology, Haematology, Man, Environment and Health, Practice Management and Therapeutics, Progress Exam 8, 32 Credits.
  • MUM4CPY, Practical aspects of perception and Management, OSCE/OSPE 4, 16 Credits.
  • MUM4D1Y, Surgical Specialties and Anaesthetics, Clinical Examination, OSCE, Case Reports, Continuous Assessment, 16 Credits.
  • MUM4D3Y, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Family Medicine and Paediatrics, Clinical Examination, OSCE, Case Reports, Continuous Assessment, 16 Credits.
  • MUM4D2Y, Psychiatry and Internal Medicine, Clinical Examination, OSCE, Case Reports, Continuous Assessment, 16 Credits.
  • MUM4E1/2/3Y, Elective 1/2/3, Report, 16 Credits.

    Sub-total, 144 Credits.

    5th Year:

    Module Code; Themes; Assessment; Credits:
  • MUM5MEY, Medicine, Ward assessment (in block), Dermatology Clinicals, Objective test, short cases, 32 Credits.
  • MUM5SUY, Surgery, Case presentations, Examinations, Differential diagnosis and management, Written OSCE, 32 Credits.
  • MUM5OGY, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Case presentations, Examinations, Differential diagnosis and management, Written OSCE/OSPE, Log Book, Continuous Assessment, 32 Credits.
  • MUM5PEY, Paediatrics, Case presentations, Examinations, Differential diagnosis and management, Written OSCE, 32 Credits.
  • MUM5PSY, Psychiatry, Log Case, Written case, Vignettes, Viva, 32 Credits.
  • MUM5FMY, Family Medicine, Seminar presentations, Short answer Management Plan, Simulated Office oral, Viva, Log book, OSPE/OSCE, Progress Exam 9, 32 Credits.

    Sub-total, 192 Credits. 
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    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    On completion of the qualification, students should be able to:

    1. Know and understand the fundamental facts, concepts and theories of health and its promotion.

    2. Know and understand core disease; their aetiology, prevention and management in the context of the whole individual and his/her place in family, community and society.

    3. Demonstrate an understanding of the scientific principles and basic designs, methods and techniques of medical research, epidemiology and biostatistics.

    4. Know how to access and interpret medical literature.

    5. Demonstrate an ability to integrate scientific principles into clinical practice.

    6. Demonstrate competence in basic clinical skills; physician-patient and inter-professional communication, history-taking, physical and mental examination, clinical data collection, hypothesis generation, interpretation of findings, clinical and ethical decision-making and effective patient care.

    7. Demonstrate competence in basic technical medical procedures.

    8. Demonstrate competence in problem-posing, problem-solving, critical thinking, communication and IT and numeracy skills.

    9. Demonstrate a capacity to achieve high standards of medical practice and work in a team as part of an integrated health care delivery system. 

    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    Theory modules/component:

    Students will be assessed on their ability to:
  • Correctly identify common health problems and their causes.
  • Apply principles of disease prevention, therapy and rehabilitation.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of basic medical research principles and methods.
  • Demonstrate knowledge and apply principles of ethical-legal issues.

    Practical modules/components:

    Students will be assessed on their ability to:
  • Manage patient problems through the integrated application of medical knowledge, skills and professional attitudes.
  • Demonstrate competence in using basic clinical assessment skills to examine and diagnose common clinical conditions.
  • Demonstrate competence in basic clinical procedures, communication-and referral skills.

    Elective component:

    Students will be assessed on their ability to:
  • Demonstrate the application and integration of contextualised knowledge.
  • Understanding and experience of community medicine, family medicine and medical research through the production of a project report, oral presentations and logbooks.

    Integrated Assessment:

    At the end of each theme students are given tests and facilitator appraisal for feedback purposes. All the progress examinations and objective structured clinical/practical examinations (OSCE/OSPEs) are both integrative and cumulative (i.e. they build upon and require familiarity with work covered in previous modules). 
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    INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY 
    This qualification is accredited, recognised and monitored by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). This ensures that the qualification is recognised by similar international professional bodies and therefore recognition in those countries. 

    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    There is only one exit point from this qualification at the end of the 5th year. However, students who drop out at the end of 1st year do so with a Basic Emergency Care Practitioner's Certificate. The qualification articulates with all postgraduate qualifications in medicine including the qualifications of the College of Medicine in South Africa. 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    A rigorous moderation process is followed. A multidisciplinary assessment committee and the use of external examiners for all years of study ensure that educational principles are followed and adhered to. External examiners are appointed to moderate and evaluate all progress examinations. They also attend and evaluate the OSCE and/or OSPE assessments at the end of each year of the programme for all 5 year cohorts. 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    Internal and external assessors for the qualification will be selected on the basis of their recognised expertise in the modules being offered. The University assumes that, on the basis of its rigorous selection criteria for appointment of academic staff (who also have opportunities for staff development in assessment), staff 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 on the basis of their teaching and disciplinary expertise and subject to approval of Faculty Boards. The University policy is that 60% of all assessments at exit level are externally examined. 

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

    NOTES 
    N/A 

    LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
     
    NONE 


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION: 
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