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UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA. MBChB CURRICULUM AND SELECTION PSC on Health 20 April 2011. Faculty of Health Sciences ( Also train BCMP / clinical associates). 1 1. CURRICULUM. Geared for competence to meet SA health needs Problem and community oriented

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  1. UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA MBChB CURRICULUM AND SELECTION PSC on Health 20 April 2011 Faculty of Health Sciences (Also train BCMP / clinical associates) 11

  2. CURRICULUM • Geared for competence to meet SA health needs • Problem and community oriented • Systems based, integrate basic sciences • 18 blocks, student internships and golden threads • Strong core of family medicine / PHC • Longitudinal clinical attachment • Balance clinical skills, values social responsibility • Charter for professionalism – competence, ethical values, personal attributes 22

  3. Longitudinal Clinic Attachment Programme

  4. EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES • Blended learning • Wide service learning platform • Commitment to excellence in teaching - measures to support this • Breadth of methods - experiential, skill labs • Computer assisted inc Click UP • Multiple assessment methods • Tuition is in English (Clinical training grant a valuable enabler) 44

  5. STUDENT SUPPORT • > 95% pass rate • Integrated academic, social support • Orientation, adapted compulsory courses • Block guardians • Mentoring and tutoring, study methods • Enrichment and revision, remediation • Psychological and material support • At-risk identification and tailored support 66

  6. ADMISSION AND SELECTION • Home of first choice for all South Africans • Recruitment tailored to widening the base • Growing, secured number of spaces • Training for HD students embedded • (Changing staff and registrar body) • Working to put in place pieces for growing intake (Health sciences tends to be loss making) • Service learning platform, joint appointments, academic staff, facilities, residences, clinical training grant, bursaries, additional finance 77

  7. SELECTION • School leavers (grade 11 60%, NBT 40%) • Open, additional merits - 96 • “Designated groups” - 30 • BSc semester - 30 • University experience (formulae) • At least 1 year completed - 20 • “Designated groups” - 30 • End of year 1 of 4 year BSc - 10 • SANDF and SADC - 20 88

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