The division of Family Medicine is involved in multidisciplinary community-based teaching with a strong focus on primary care training. It runs an innovative first year foundation programme for medical, occupational therapy and physiotherapy students.
Other programmes include a four week 4th year MBChB Primary Health Care block run jointly with other divisions on the School of Public Health and Primary Health Care.
The Division has collaborates with all Departments of Family Medicine in South Africa through the Family Medicine Education Consortium of South Africa (FaMEC), the South African Academy of Family Practice and the College of Family Practice, and specifically with Family Medicine Department, Stellenbosch University. It also has a student exchange programme with Family Medicine, Ghent, Belgium and links with General Practice, United Kingdom.
The Division has recruited family practitioners in private practice from across the metropole to assist with it's teaching programme in the new undergraduate curriculum. This base of teachers will be expanded soon to include rural practitioners.
Head of Division: Prof Derek Hellenberg
School of Public Health and Family Medicine
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Cape Town
OBSERVATORY
7925
South Africa
Tel: +27 21 406 6510
Fax:+27 21 406 6667
Email: Natasha Moodaley: natasha.moodaley@uct.ac.za
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