the Master of Medicine in EM (MMed EM)
The MMed is a specialist training qualification offered to doctors by both the University of Cape Town and Stellenbosch University. It involves the FCEM exams, a four year rotation and a dissertation. Download the prospectus for more information.
the Master of Philosophy in EM (MPhil EM)
- Clinical Emergency Care
Offered by the University of Cape Town to doctors, nurses and paramedical staff who would like to further their careers in clinical Emergency Medicine. The focus is clinical, ED management and research. It involves several modules and a dissertation. It is not a specialist qualification.
- African Emergency Care
Offered by the University of Cape Town to doctors in developing Emergency Medicine in Africa. It involves several modules and a dissertation. The focus is development, ED management and research. It is not a specialist qualification.
- Patient Safety & Medical Decision-making
This course is planned for 2013. It is being developed in conjunction with Prof Pat Croskerry from Dalhousie University in Canada and Prof Terry Mulligan from The University of Maryland, USA. This course is aimed at experienced Emergency Care managers and deals with aspects of medical decision making, patient safety and quality improvement. A Masters level thesis will be required. More detail to follow soon…
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the Master of Science in EM (MSc EM)
Offered by the University of Cape Town to doctors, nurses and paramedical staff who would like to further their careers in Emergency Medicine. The focus is research and involves completing a dissertation. Download the prospectus for more information.
the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Offered by the University of Cape Town to doctors who would like to further their academic Emergency Medicine career. The focus is research and involves completing a substantial dissertation. Download the prospectus for more information.
BScMedScHons (Underwater Medicine)
Offered by the University of Stellenbosch, this programme is presented over a 2-year period for part-time students and over a 1-year period for full-time students. Successful completion of the degree programme enables you to register diving medicine with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as an additional qualification.
MSc (Baromedical Sciences)
Offered by the University of Stellenbosch, this programme is a research-based Master’s Degree. The candidate can take the initial research project for the BScMedScHons degree further to the level of a Masters’ degree, or do a completely different research project. The research project should be analytical in design. This serves to further the field of the Baromedical Sciences academically as well as answering some of the important questions we still have.
