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Health Professions Act, 1974 (Act No. 56 of 1974)

Rules

Rules relating to the Registration by Medical Practitioners and Dentists of Additional Qualifications

Rule 2

Rule 2(b) Universities - Other South African Qualifications

Walter Sisulu University

 

Examining authority

Qualification

Abbreviation for registration

Walter Sisulu University

 

Master of Family Medicine

MFam Med, UNITRA

 

Master of Medicine (Family Medicine

Mmed (Fam Med) Walter Sisulu

 

Doctor of Medicine

MD Witwatersrand

 

Doctor of Philosophy

PhD Witwatersrand

 

(If awarded in a discipline recognised in terms of the Act)

 

Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine)

PhD (Med) Witwatersrand

 

Doctor of Science (Medicine)

DSc (Med) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Family Medicine

MFam Med Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine

MMed Witwatersrand

 

(If awarded in a discipline recognised in terms of the Act)

 

Master of Medicine (Anaesthesiology)

MMed (Anaes) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Cardiothoracic Surgery)

MMed (Card Thor Surg) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Community Health)

MMed (Comm Health) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Dermatology)

MMed (Dermatoloy) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Diagnostic Radiology)

MMed (Red D) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Emergency Medicine)

MMed (Emergency Medicine) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Family Medicine)

MMed (Fam Med) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine)

MMed (Med) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Medical Genetics)

MMed (Medical Genetics) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Neurosurgery)

MMed (Neurosurg) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Neurology)

MMed (Neurology) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Nuclear Medicine)

MMed (Nuc Med) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Obstetrics and Gynaecology)

MMed (O and G) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Occupational Health Medicine)

MMed (Occupational Health Medicine) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Ophthalmology)

MMed (Ophth) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery)

MMed (Ortho Surg) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine  (Otorhinolaryngology)

MMed (Otol) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Paediatrics)

MMed (Paed) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Paediatric Surgery)

MMed (Paediatric Surgery) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Pathology)

MMed (Path) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Pathology (Anatomical))

MMed (Path Anat) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Pathology (Chemical))

MMed (Path Chem) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Pathology (Clinical))

MMed (Path Clin) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Pathology (Forensic))

MMed (Path Forens) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Pathology (Haematological))

MMed (Path Haematol) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Pathology (Microbiological))

MMed (Path Microbiol) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)

MMed (Plast and Reconst Surg) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Psychiatry)

MMed (Psych) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Public Health Medicine)

MMed (Public Health Medicine) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Radiation Oncology)

MMed (Rad Oncology) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Radiation Therapy)

MMed (Red T) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Surgery)

MMed (Surg) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Urology)

MMed (Urol) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Medicine (Virology)

MMed (Virology) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Orthopaedic Surgery

ChM (Orth) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Public Health

MPH Witwatersrand

 

Master of Science (Epidemiology)

MSc (Epidemiology) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Science (Medicine)

MSc (Med) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Science in Medicine (Biothetics and Health Law)

MSc Med (Biothetics and Health Law) Witwatersrand

 

Master of Surgery

ChM Witwatersrand

 

Diploma in Anaesthetics

DA Witwatersrand

 

Diploma in Child Health

DCH Witwatersrand

 

Diploma in Clinical Pathology

DClin Path Witwatersrand

 

Diploma in Forensic Medicine

DFM Witwatersrand

 

Diploma in Health Service Management

DHSM Witwatersrand

 

Diploma in HIV /AIDS Management

Dip HIV /AIDS Management Witwatersrand

 

Diploma in Industrial Health

DIH Witwatersrand

 

Diploma in Medicine

DMed Witwatersrand

 

Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

DO & G Witwatersrand

 

Diploma in Occupational Health

DOH Witwatersrand

 

Diploma in Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery

DOMS Witwatersrand

 

Diploma in Paediatrics

DPaed Witwatersrand

 

Diploma in Physical Medicine

DPhys Med Witwatersrand

 

Diploma in Psychological Medicine

DPM Witwatersrand

 

Diploma in Public Health

DPH Witwatersrand

 

Diploma in Radiological Diagnosis

DMR (D) Witwatersrand

 

Diploma in Radiotherapy

DMR (T) Witwatersrand

 

Diploma in Surgery

DSurg Witwatersrand

 

Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

DTM & H Witwatersrand

 

[Rule 2(b) substituted by Board Notice 224, GG46032, dated 11 March 2022]