important senate notice - Walter Sisulu University

Anaesthesiology.
There will be 2 weeks’ rotation (8 Credits) in each of the Surgical Specialties.
LEVEL V (Phase IIIB) - 160 Credits
Family Medicine FME 5001 (24 Credits)
Internal Medicine ITM 5002 (24 Credits)
Obstetrics and Gyneacology OBG 5003 (24 Credits)
Psychiatry PCY 5004 (24 credits)
Paediatrics PDT 5005 (24 Credits)
Surgery SUR 5006 (24 Credits)
Electives ELT 5007 (16 credits)
TOTAL : 619 Credits
Clinical Rotations
Electives
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
General Surgery
Paediatrics
Family Medicine
Psychiatry
Surgical Specialties
Exams
TOTAL
LEVEL 4 - PHASE IIIA
(WEEKS)
-
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
-
44 Weeks
LEVEL 5 - PHASE IIIB
(WEEKS)
4
6
6
6
6
6
6
-
4
44 Weeks
Electives
The electives or special study modules may be laboratory-based, clinical or research- focused,
and will be selected by students either to strengthen their areas of weakness, or to study in
depth their areas of interest.
Integrated Assessment
The assessment is in line with the way students are taught and also with the way students will
work after completion of the programme. There is both formative and summative assessment
with an emphasis on formative. OSPE/OSCE, MEQ and IPA are the cornerstones of assessment
in our innovative Problem-Based Learning and Community - Based Education Curriculum. The
aim is towards an integrated form of examination at the end of each phase, where multiple
disciplines are examined at the same time, rather than only discipline-based examination.
NB: OSPE = Objective Structured Practical Examination
OSCE = Objective Structured Clinical Examination
MEQ = Modified Essay Questions
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