Qualification
SAQA ID 96560
NQF Level 09
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Master of Medicine in Diagnostic Radiology

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Qualification type

Master's Degree

Credits

180

Sub-framework

HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework

Providers listed

1

Qualification snapshot

Official qualification identity fields captured from the qualification record.

Originator

University of Cape Town

Quality assurance functionary

CHE - Council on Higher Education

Field

Field 09 - Health Sciences and Social Services

Subfield

Preventive Health

Qual class

Regular-Provider-ELOAC

Recognise previous learning

N

Important dates

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Registration start

2024-07-01

Registration end

2027-06-30

Last date for enrolment

2028-06-30

Last date for achievement

2031-06-30

Purpose and entry context

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Purpose and rationale

Purpose

This qualification forms an optional academic part added to the usual part of the credentialing process, for medical practitioners, as specialists in Diagnostic Radiology.

Rationale

The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) stipulates training requirements, including a minimum period of experiential learning. It is usual for the examination to be taken and passed prior to the completion of the required period of supervised learning specified by the Health Professions Council South Africa. The aim of this qualification is to supplement the formal examination certification.

Entry requirements and RPL

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

N/A

Entry Requirements

The minimum entry requirement for this qualification is

  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB).

Structure and assessment

Qualification rules, exit outcomes, and assessment criteria from the SAQA record.

Qualification rules

N/A

Exit level outcomes

  1. Use science and technology appropriately.
  2. Collect, analyse and critically evaluate information.
  3. Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
  4. Demonstrate sensitivity to the individual and community.
  5. Organise and manage one's activities responsibly and effectively.
  6. Identify and solve problems using critical and creative thinking.

Associated assessment criteria

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome

  • Produce a thesis in the field of Diagnostic Radiologist.
  • Understand and advise on the safe use of ionising radiation.

Integrated Assessment

Assessment to ensure the purpose of the Degree is achieved.

  • Certification, by the head of the candidate's training department that the candidate has spent at least one year in a Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) approved Department of Radiology prior to the Part One Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA) examination.
  • Certification, by the head of the candidate's training department that the candidate has spent at least three years in an (HPCSA) approved Department of Radiology prior to the Part Two CMSA examination.
  • Certification, by the head of the candidate's training department that the candidate has spent at least four years in an (HPCSA) approved Department of Radiology prior to registration as a specialist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa.

Progression and comparability

Articulation options

This qualification allows for vertical articulation

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

International comparability

N/A

Providers currently listed

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University of Cape Town

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