Paediatrics and Child Health University of Cape Town

Overview

The Paediatrics and Child Health program from University of Cape Town wishes to achieve their mission through excellence in service, teaching, leadership and research at all levels of health care, always pacing the interest of children and adolescents first and recognising their needs and rights in the context of their families and communities, the nation and the African continent.

Overview

Our vision is to be a powerhouse of academic child and adolescent health in sub-Saharan Africa. Through teaching, researching, promoting and addressing issues in child health and child rights relevant to developing countries in general, and Africa in particular, we aim to have an impact on child and adolescent health throughout the world.

This programme trains registered specialists to become subspecialists (or "super-specialists") in one of a range of disciplines. Training takes place over a minimum period of two years, full-time. In some cases the student may be allowed additional time to complete the dissertation. 

In order to have their training recognised in South Africa, subspecialist trainees must have full registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa and must be appointed against HPCSA-approved training numbers which the HPCSA allocates to the Faculty and against which the Faculty appoints selected students. Subspecialist trainees must hold training posts (usually senior registrar posts) with the Provincial Administration of the Western while they undergo their subspecialist training with the University. Prospective applicants may contact the UCT Division concerned for more information.