So Fourth year medicine finally-this year started with a rush on the 4th of January, interesting how medical school has no idea what holiday is. fourth year medicine is a bit easier then third not because the work is easier but rather the fact that you are well adjusted to the system that is in place. from the previous post their have been quite a few changes with the introduction of a new head of department, the biggest was the elimination of SAQS, so test now consist of ONLY MCQ from 3rd year onward, multiple changes have been proposed for the following years to come so many of my previous details such as test, PBL and HPD structure may not be applicable to you in the future, this is not to say they wont exist just the way they are conducted will most probably change. So far second year is going great though and even though you may not be in the most interesting blocks you can always find something to enjoy in medicine, the merge from first to second year is hardly felt as its more a continuation then a different year. the new additions this year is an integrated exam on the previous 2 years work as well as OCC- observed clinical consultation this is essentially a process whereby you are examined by a doctor who watches how you interact with a real patient(most other times they use simulated patients). The amount of work is quite a bit and hence the decrease in attention to the blog but ill try keep the information coming.
If theirs anything specific you are curious about or if you have any questions with regard to medical school please feel free to leave a comment.
Hi Richard
ReplyDeleteI have invited to write a WAPT so I m wondering if you can assist with question papers if possible please, my email is bjnkuxa@gmail.com thanks
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DeleteI am sorry but as far as i know there are no past papers for the WAPT good luck
Hi Richard,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the blog! Hope this year is going well. Does a general practitioner require any specialization after the internship and community service?
Hi Mya
DeleteA GP can practice after Community service however if they would like to specialize in a specific field of medicine eg. cardiology, neurology etc then they would have to study further.
Hope that answers your question sorry for the late reply.
I've heard of people who were admitted late into the program, like after a month after the first class. How true and how often has this happened? 1
ReplyDeleteHi Matsoso sorry this is so late, it does happen normally latest 2 weeks after classes start. this is often due to people who fail to accept or the number of people who take gap years during medicine, a number of things affect the number of late acceptances but in my year i think it was about 12.
DeleteHi Richard
ReplyDeleteI am writing the WAPT this year. I have the Learning objectives on the WITS website as well as textbooks to prepare. How else can i prepare? Do you know of any tutors who can help? Or any other advice please.
Many thanks in advance!
Angeleen
hey the best advise i can give is follow the objectives and you should be fine. I'm unaware of tutors for the wapt. I am sure you will do well, my only other advice is make sure you also focus on your current degree so that your marks are great to get in. At least 75 should help ensure a spot, this is very dependent on the average of the people applying but in general should be good.
ReplyDeleteHi Richard if you perhaps still have your old set of notes please email them to me to vuyelwaxuma12@gmail.com just to use them as a guideline for mine as I understand that things have changed quite a bit since you sat for the test
ReplyDeleteKindly advice if my BSc Biomedical Science from UNISA will be suitable for GEMP. What average are they looking for?
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