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MEDICAL STUDENT ELECTIVES

Requirements:

Students wishing to undertake an elective clerkship in Johannesburg must apply and register through the Elective Office, Faculty of Health Sciences , University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg as per application procedures listed below :

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  • The 2025 application intake will commence from the 31st of January 2024.

  • Registration Form A - Application for admission as a temporary medical student. Please TYPE the information for clear legibility.

  • Enclose two color passport size photographs – this is important as it is required for your hospital identity access card.

  • Enclose a clear copy of your passport

  • HPCSA Form 8 - Updated 17 April 2024 

    • Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) is a statutory requirement.

    • Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) - Application for registration as a visiting medical/dental student in terms of the regulations published in government notice no. R652 of 1995

    • When completing the HPCSA form 08:

      • Section A to be stamped and signed by your home university.

      • Return Form 08 to the Elective office. Section C will be completed by the host university.

  • Enclose of short curriculum vitae (not to exceed two pages).

  • Enclose proof of registration from your home university, signed and date stamped.

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NO monies are required to accompany your elective application forms. On confirmation of acceptance, you will be instructed by email as to when monies are required.

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In Brief :

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  • The annual HPCSA registration fee is increased on the 1st of April each year. The current 2024/2025 HPCSA registration fee is ZAR1441.00

  • Please do NOT forward any monies to the HPCSA at the time of application. The Elective Office will email the HPCSA banking details and/or credit card payment form to you.

  •  It is only on receipt of your completed application forms that the actual application procedures may be set in motion. PLEASE NOTE: The Wits Faculty of Health Sciences will not take any responsibility for delayed deliveries via the SA Postal Service or any other courier company.

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We can only start processing your application when we actually receive it.

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All Forms can be submitted below with the Apply Here Button. You may also email copies of your application forms to refilwe.kgauwe@wits.ac.za. Please e-mail all the documents as a single attachment, in PDF format.

Completed forms may also be couriered to:

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The Elective Office - Office 234, Level 2
Faculty of Health Sciences
Phillip V Tobias Health Sciences Building
29 Princess of Wales Terrace (corner York Road and Carse O'Gowrie Road)

Parktown
2193 - South Africa

 

IMPORTANT - ELECTIVE OFFICE OPERATING DATES:

  • 2024 - 22 January to 13 December 2024

  • 2025 - 17 January to 12 December 2025

Application Process
For Medical Students

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital’s Trauma Unit offers a unique and unparalleled experience in the comprehensive, multidisciplinary management of trauma patients. Participants in our elective program will gain extensive hands-on experience in managing complex trauma cases, acquiring skills in resuscitation, surgical intervention, intensive care, and exposure to specialized trauma services such as orthopaedics and anaesthetics.

We have proudly hosted and trained international doctors at various stages of their careers, from Attendings to Fellows, across multiple disciplines including Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Anaesthetics, Intensive Care, and Orthopaedics

Our program has attracted professionals from all corners of the globe, including numerous countries in Europe, the United Kingdom, North America, Australia, Africa, and Asia, as well as from surrounding universities within South Africa.

This diverse and immersive experience at one of the world’s busiest trauma centers offers unparalleled learning opportunities, fostering both professional and personal growth in trauma care.

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