Health Professions Act, 1974 (Act No. 56 of 1974)RulesRules relating to the Registration by Medical Practitioners and Dentists of Additional QualificationsRule 2Rule 2(b) Universities - Other South African QualificationsUniversity of Cape Town |
Examining authority |
Qualification |
Abbreviation for registration |
Cape Town, University of |
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Doctor of Medicine |
MD Cape Town |
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Doctor of Philosophy |
PhD Cape Town |
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(If awarded in a discipline recognised in terms of the Act) |
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Master of Family Medicine and Primary Care |
MFam (Med) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Anaesthetics) |
MMed (Anaes) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Community Health) |
MMed (Community Health) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Dermatology) |
MMed (Derm) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Family Medicine) |
MMed (Fam Med) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine in Emergency Medicine |
MMed (Emerg Med) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Medicine) |
MMed Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Neurology) |
MMed (Neurol) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Neurosurgery) |
MMed (Neurosurg) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Nuclear Medicine) |
MMed (Nuc Med) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) |
MMed (O & G) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Ophthalmology) |
MMed (Ophth) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Orthopaedics) |
MMed (Orth) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Otorhinolaryngology) |
MMed (Otol) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Paediatrics) |
MMed (Paed) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Pathology) |
MMed (Path) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Pathology (Anatomy)) |
MMed Path (Anat) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Pathology (Chemical)) |
MMed Path (Chem) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Pathology (Clinical)) |
MMed Path (Clin) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Pathology (Forensic)) |
MMed Path (Foren) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Pathology (Haematology)) |
MMed Path (Haem) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Pathology (Microbiology)) |
MMed Path (Microbiol) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) |
MMed (Plast & Recon Surg) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Psychiatry) |
MMed (Psych) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Radiodiagnosis) |
MMed (Red D) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Radiotherapy) |
MMed (Red T) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Surgery) |
MMed (Surg) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Thoracic Surgery) |
MMed (Thor Surg) Cape Town |
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Master of Medicine (Urology) |
MMed (Urol) Cape Town |
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Master of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
MO & G Cape Town |
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Master of Philosophy (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) |
MPhil (Child and Adol Psych) Cape Town |
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Master of Philosophy (Emergency Medicine) |
MPhil (Emergency Medicine) Cape Town |
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Master of Philosophy (Family Medicine/Primary Care) |
MPhil (ram Med/Prim Care) Cape Town |
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Master of Philosophy (Maternal and Child Health) |
MPhil (MCH) Cape Town |
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Master of Philosophy (Medical Genetics) |
MPhil (Medical Genetics) Cape Town |
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Master of Philosophy (Occupational Health) |
MPhil (Occup Health) Cape Town |
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Master of Philosophy (Paediatric Pathology) |
MPhil (Paed Path) Cape Town |
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Master of Philosophy (Palliative Medicine) |
MPhil (Palliative Med) Cape Town |
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Master of Philosophy (Sport Medicine) |
MPhil (Sports Med) Cape Town |
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Master of Public Health |
MPH Cape Town |
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Master of Surgery |
ChM Cape Town |
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Master of Surgery (Ophthalmology) |
ChM (Ophth) Cape Town |
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Master of Surgery (Orthopaedics) |
ChM (Orth) Cape Town |
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Master of Surgery (Otorhinolaryngology) |
ChM (Otol) Cape Town |
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Diploma in Cardiac Surgery |
DCS Cape Town |
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Diploma in Community Medicine |
DCM Cape Town |
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Diploma in Medical Radiology |
DMR Cape Town |
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Diploma in Occupational Health |
DOH Cape Town |
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Diploma in Palliative Medicine |
Dip Palliative Med Cape Town |
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Diploma in Psychological Medicine |
DPM Cape Town |
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Diploma in Public Health |
DPH Cape Town |
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Diploma in Obstetrics |
Dip Obst Cape Town |
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Postgraduate Diploma in Interdisciplinary Pain Management |
PGDip (Interdisciplinary Pain Management) Cape Town |
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Postgraduate Diploma in TB-HIV Management |
PGDip (TB-HIV Management) Cape Town |
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Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Health |
PGDip (Occupational Health) UCT |
[Rule 2(b) substituted by section 2(a) of Board Notice 687, GG51526, dated 8 November 2024]