Health Professions Act, 1974 (Act No. 56 of 1974)

Examining authority

Qualification

Abbreviation for registration

Cape Town, University of

Doctor of Medicine

MD Cape Town

Doctor of Philosophy

PhD Cape Town

(If awarded in a discipline recognised in terms of the Act)

Master of Family Medicine and Primary Care

MFam (Med) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Anaesthetics)

MMed (Anaes) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Community Health)

MMed (Community Health) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Dermatology)

MMed (Derm) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Family Medicine)

MMed (Fam Med) Cape Town

Master of Medicine in Emergency Medicine

MMed (Emerg Med) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Medicine)

MMed Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Neurology)

MMed (Neurol) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Neurosurgery)

MMed (Neurosurg) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Nuclear Medicine)

MMed (Nuc Med) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Obstetrics and Gynaecology)

MMed (O & G) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Ophthalmology)

MMed (Ophth) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Orthopaedics)

MMed (Orth) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Otorhinolaryngology)

MMed (Otol) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Paediatrics)

MMed (Paed) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Pathology)

MMed (Path) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Pathology (Anatomy))

MMed Path (Anat) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Pathology (Chemical))

MMed Path (Chem) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Pathology (Clinical))

MMed Path (Clin) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Pathology (Forensic))

MMed Path (Foren) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Pathology (Haematology))

MMed Path (Haem) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Pathology (Microbiology))

MMed Path (Microbiol) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)

MMed (Plast & Recon Surg) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Psychiatry)

MMed (Psych) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Radiodiagnosis)

MMed (Red D) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Radiotherapy)

MMed (Red T) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Surgery)

MMed (Surg) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Thoracic Surgery)

MMed (Thor Surg) Cape Town

Master of Medicine (Urology)

MMed (Urol) Cape Town

Master of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

MO & G Cape Town

Master of Philosophy (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

MPhil (Child and Adol Psych) Cape Town

Master of Philosophy (Emergency Medicine)

MPhil (Emergency Medicine) Cape Town

Master of Philosophy (Family Medicine/Primary Care)

MPhil (ram Med/Prim Care) Cape Town

Master of Philosophy (Maternal and Child Health)

MPhil (MCH) Cape Town

Master of Philosophy (Medical Genetics)

MPhil (Medical Genetics) Cape Town

Master of Philosophy (Occupational Health)

MPhil (Occup Health) Cape Town

Master of Philosophy (Paediatric Pathology)

MPhil (Paed Path) Cape Town

Master of Philosophy (Palliative Medicine)

MPhil (Palliative Med) Cape Town

Master of Philosophy (Sport Medicine)

MPhil (Sports Med) Cape Town

Master of Public Health

MPH Cape Town

Master of Surgery

ChM Cape Town

Master of Surgery (Ophthalmology)

ChM (Ophth) Cape Town

Master of Surgery (Orthopaedics)

ChM (Orth) Cape Town

Master of Surgery (Otorhinolaryngology)

ChM (Otol) Cape Town

Diploma in Cardiac Surgery

DCS Cape Town

Diploma in Community Medicine

DCM Cape Town

Diploma in Medical Radiology

DMR Cape Town

Diploma in Occupational Health

DOH Cape Town

Diploma in Palliative Medicine

Dip Palliative Med Cape Town

Diploma in Psychological Medicine

DPM Cape Town

Diploma in Public Health

DPH Cape Town

Diploma in Obstetrics

Dip Obst Cape Town