The Postgraduate Diploma in General Practice aims to equip general practitioners with the knowledge and skills to survive in an environment with ever-changing influences of the external environment. The programme is designed to meet the needs of medical practitioners in the continuous updating and expansion of their knowledge to ultimately satisfy the need of the community and other role players such as the HPCSA and the Government. The clinical subjects address the more pressing public health issues, while the non-clinical subjects are designed to help general practitioners deal with a rapidly changing healthcare environment. The qualification is therefore designed to provide an easily accessible curriculum which allows for continued professional development around subjects of direct relevance to the medical practice environment.
Prospective students must be in possession of the MBChB or equivalent qualification and be registered with the HPCSA or a similar regulatory body outside South Africa.
On achieving this qualification, a learner will be able to:
The PGDip (General Practice) is a part-time distance course consisting of 10 modules (8 compulsory and 2 electives). Each module is supported by extensive self-study learning material.
The following outline provides an overview of the content to be covered in this programme and the ways in which your progress will be assessed. You will need to complete the Compulsory Modules, followed by the Core Modules, before proceeding with Elective Modules.
Compulsory Modules (2 modules)
Core Modules (6 modules)
Elective Modules (Choose any 2)
The programme includes the following assessment opportunities:
Prospective students must be in possession of the MBChB or equivalent qualification and be registered with the HPCSA or a similar regulatory body outside South Africa.
• SAQA number 50143, NQF Level 8, 130 Credits
• Registered with the Department of Education as a Private Institution of Higher Education under the higher education act, 1997. Reg No. 2002/HE07/013
• Accredited for 27 Clinical & 3 Ethical CEU’s on level 2
FPD will award successful participants with a Postgraduate Diploma in General Practice on completion of this formal registered qualification should they successfully complete the assessment process.