University of Pretoria Medical School

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 University of Pretoria Medical School

Welcome to the School of Medicine at the University of Pretoria

The School of Medicine at University of Pretoria started out as the Faculty of Medicine in 1943.  The first class comprised of 57 students.  Over the years class sizes increased and departments of allied health care were added to the Faculty.  With the formation of the Faculty of Health Sciences in 1999 the School of Medicine was established as one of four Schools in the Faculty, the others being Schools of Dentistry, Health Care Sciences and Health Systems & Public Health.

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University of Pretoria Medical School Requirement

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The School of Medicine offers training for the following degrees:

  • MBChB
  • MMed in different specialties
  • MPharm Med
  • MPhil (Philosophy and ethics of mental health)
  • BClinical Medical Practice
  • MPhil (Pain Management)
  • Master of Early Childhood Intervention
  • BScHons
  • MSc
  • Doctor of Medicine
  • Doctor of Philosophy

Postgraduate Diplomas are also offered in Family Medicine and in General Ultrasound.

We hope you find all the details you are hoping to find on this site. Details of all the courses can be found by using the Academic Programmes link. You can also find additional information in the yearbook of the University of Pretoria and on the site for prospective students.

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Prospective students who are looking for more information are encouraged to contact the department here.

Departments & Divisions of  University of Pretoria Medical School

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Anatomical Pathology
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Anatomy
  • Cardio-thoraric Surgery
  • Cardiology
  • Critical Care
  • Chemical Pathology
  • Clinical Epidemiology
  • Dermatology
  • Family Medicine
  • Forensic Medicine
  • Haematology
  • Immunology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Medical Microbiology
  • Medical Oncology
  • Medical Virology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Neurology
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  • Opthalmology
  • Orthopaedics
  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Paediatrics
  • Pharmacology
  • Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Psychiatry
  • Physiology
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Radiology
  • Rheumatology
  • Surgery
  • Urology