Master of Medicine in Haematology

Apply educational knowledge, skills, principles and methods to practise as specialist Haematologists.

Entry Requirements

The minimum entry requirement for this qualification is

• Bachelor of Medicine Honours, NQF Level 8.

The planned combination of learning outcomes are integrated with critical cross-field outcomes for this qualification

Practical Competency

The demonstrated ability/skill to achieve the major Skills/Applied Competency of the qualification.

Foundational Competency

The demonstrated understanding, by the Learner, of the embedded knowledge that underpins the end result/outcome.

Reflective Competency

The demonstrated ability/skill to integrate or connect our performances and to reflect on, evaluate and adopt the above competencies.

The learner will be capable of

• Managing a modern haematology laboratory.
• Diagnosing blood diseases in a laboratory.
• Managing patients with haematological conditions at a consultant level.
• Performing research on haematological conditions and report research findings.

The learner will be able to

• Demonstrate a profound knowledge of all aspects of haematology.
• Perform and interpret diagnostic haematological tests.
• Manage a modern haematology laboratory.
• Treat patients with haematological disorders.
• Perform research in haematology.
• Communicate effectively and treat patients and colleagues ethically.

Learners will demonstrate their knowledge and skills in accordance with standards laid down by the institution and Professional Board through:

• Clinical performance.
• Written, oral, practical/clinical examinations.
• Research report.

Integrated assessment

Competence is achieved, through continuous assessment by demonstrating the ability to achieve the outcomes of the Qualification.

• Internal and external evaluation.
• Continuous, formative assessments.
• Formal end evaluations.

Before the M. Med. qualification is conferred on a learner, the institution must be convinced that he/she for a period of four or five years, according to the requirements of the department concerned, has successfully occupied a full-time training post in the training hospitals of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the institution, or another institution that is recognised by the institution as equal; received theoretical and clinical instruction; was registered as a student at the institution for the prescribed period and successfully passed the prescribed institution examinations - written, oral, practical and/or clinical, as prescribed. If a candidate attains a qualification that can be registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa, the final year of residency at the institution may be completed in a specialist post. Only a registrar's post is recognised as a training post by the Health Professions Council of South Africa. The duration of the period of training is calculated from the day of registration as student at the institution. However, if a student registers during the prescribed registration period of the University, such registration may be deemed to be valid from the first of January.

Assessment documents are moderated to ensure that

• They conform to the scope and context of the competency as stipulated in the qualification.
• They are constructed in such a way that the Assessor assesses the critical outcomes applied, during the Learner's activity performances, towards achieving an outcome.

Assessments are

• To include confirmation of the Embedded Knowledge component to ensure that the Foundational Competency is achieved.
• To be verified by Internal Verifiers to ensure valid, credible, true and fair results.