Faculty Prospectus 2012 - Walter Sisulu University

epeat the year.
l. Exclusion
A student who fails five (5) or more courses prescribed for MBChB III will be excluded
on academic grounds.
MBChB IV - PHASE III A
The Principle: Phase III (i.e. level IV and V) shall be treated as one continuous phase.
a. There will be an end of clerkship (end-of-block) assessment consisting of IPA, OSCE,
and MEQ.
b. Computation of Marks
Continuous Assessment 20%
MEQ 20%
OSCE 20% (Paediatrics 40%)
IPA 40% (Paediatrics 20%)
Regarding Clinical Clerkships in Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Paediatrics,
Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Psychiatry and Family Medicine.
c. At level IV, a student must pass both the clinical and theory components of the
examination in addition to obtaining an overall mark of fifty per cent (50%) or more.
d. A student who fails a clinical clerkship at MBChB IV will repeat and pass the failed ONE
or TWO blocks before proceeding to MBChB V.
The student will do the blocks by joining the current MBChB IV. Continue with electives
and only start MBChB V on passing both the clinical and theory components of the
examinations.
e. A student who fails one clinical clerkship for the second time shall repeat that clerkship
before proceeding to fifth (5 th ) year clinical clerkships.
f. A student who repeats two clinical clerkships but fails one shall repeat the failed
clinical clerkship before proceeding to fifth (5 th ) year clinical clerkships.
g. A student who fails more than two clinical clerkships is deemed to fail the year and
shall repeat those clerkships before proceeding to fifth (5 th ) year clerkships.
Regarding Clinical Clerkships in Surgical Specialties
A student who fails to obtain fifty per cent (50%) but obtains forty five per cent (45%) or
more in any of the surgical specialities shall be given a supplementary examination. However,
a student who fails to obtain forty five percent (45%) in any of these surgical specialities or
fails the supplementary examination, shall repeat the failed clerkship/s after completing all the
clinical clerkships allocated for fifth (5 th ) year at the beginning of the following year and during
the elective period, in the case of one or two surgical specialities. If a student has failed more
than two surgical specialities, the clerkship will go beyond the elective period.
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