1. UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA CURRICULUM AND SELECTION11
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 needs22
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 STRATEGIES44
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

6. STUDENT SUPPORT > 95% pass rate Integrated academic, social support66
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

7. ADMISSION AND SELECTION77
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

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