What is Surgery?
Surgery is a medical or dental specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a person to investigate or treat a pathological condition such as a disease or injury
, to help improve bodily function, and appearance, or to repair unwanted ruptured areas.
How Long Does It Take To study Surgery In South Africa?
The Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degree program at the University of Cape Town (UCT) takes six years to complete.
Schools That Offer Surgery Courses In South Africa
Stellenbosch University
UCT
University of Pretoria
University of KwaZulu-Natal
UFS
Entry Requirements To Study Surgery In South Africa
Degree programs
English Home Language
or
English First Additional Language 5 (60-69%)
Mathematics 5 (60-69%)
Physical Sciences 5 (60-69%)
APS 35
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
Schools Offering Surgery In South Africa
University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences.
University of Witwatersrand School of Clinical Medicine.
Stellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
University of KwaZulu-Natal School of Clinical Medicine.
University of Pretoria School of Medicine.
What subjects are needed to become a surgeon in South Africa?
If you prefer to take up medicine as your career, you must pass Grade 12 with English, Mathematics, Physics/Chemistry, and Life Science.
In South Africa, medical aspirants have two options to get into a medical school.