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REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR SUPERNUMERARY STUDIES Please find below the guidelines for registration as an Affiliated Postgra


  

   
 


 
REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR SUPERNUMERARY STUDIES
 

  

Please find below the guidelines for registration as an Affiliated Postgraduate Student.  Although you will not be joining a formal academic programme, we have to register you with the University in order to give you access to US facilities and to support your registration with the HPCSA in the category: Postgraduate Education. 

The Faculty of Health Sciences of Stellenbosch University is obliged by the rules of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) to register all international postgraduate students and visiting Supernumerary Registrars/Medical Officers at our institution as International Affiliated Students.   The administration of such applications is done through the Tygerberg International Office.  This Office administers the registration with the HPCSA and will pay the registration fees on behalf of the student.  It also assists students with the University registration process, including Intranet access and e-mail services, library registration, student identification card, etc.  In order to cover all these costs an Internal Student Levy (ISL) of R3105 is charged and a weekly affiliated fee of R350 up to a maximum of R6000 may also be levied by the department under which the applicant will study/work. The said fees are for 2007 only and will be subject to an annual increase in line with the annual inflation rate, as applicable to Stellenbosch University, and limited to a maximum of 10% per annum. 

It is important that you understand that by coming to South Africa as an international visiting Registrar/Intern/Medical Officer you will not receive any salary whilst working in the hospital.  All foreign registrars/interns will have to provide their own funding for the full duration of their studies.  

Please note that you will be responsible to find your own accommodation.  Although we will assist students in this regard, all students are ultimately responsible to find their own accommodation. 

The whole procedure of application is a lengthy and tedious process and we usually advise students that they should apply at least 7 months in advance, seeing that registration at the HPCSA takes 6-8 months.     
 

In order to start the process of application, the following documents must be submitted:

STEP ONE:

           Post graduate Application form (see attached) 

  • FWMP application form (see attached)
  • Form 12 – HPCSA application form (see attached) 
 

 

           A detailed Curriculum Vitae    

           A letter from your sponsor or proof of funds to cover tuition fees and accommodation. (No form of remuneration will be provided by the Stellenbosch University or by the Provincial Government of the Western Cape)  

             Copy of Degree Certificate or basic qualification in medicine and a sworn translation thereof in English (Copies will only be accepted if certified by an attorney in his/her capacity as a Notary Public and bearing the official stamp.) Copies certified by a Commissioner of Oaths only, will NOT be accepted.  

             Certified copy of registration from your local medical authority (translated into English if in a foreign language)  

              A RECENT Certificate of Good Standing indicating that the applicant is in good standing, issued by the Medical Registration Authority where the application is currently registered.  

                 Proof of Citizenship - a copy of Passport or Identity Document, certified by a Commissioner of Oaths.  

                   Recent original copies of reference letters. 

          Please send the abovementioned documents via courier for my attention:

          Mrs Rachel Pullen

          International Office

          Clinical Building, 1st Floor, Room 1061

          University of Stellenbosch

          Tygerberg, 7505

          South Africa  

          Tel: 0027-21 938 9086

          Fax: 0027-21 933 6330

          E-mail: crp@sun.ac.za            

          Steps 2&4 - Our office submit applications on your behalf    

          STEP TWO:

          Upon receipt of the abovementioned documents, this office will apply on your behalf to the National Department of Health under the programme Foreign Workforce Management Programme for a letter of endorsement/support towards registration in the South African Public Health Sector.  Please complete the attached application form and have the declarations completed by your Health Department and submit it with the documents required in Step 1. 

          STEP THREE:

          After registration at the National Department of Health, the university will, on your behalf, submit your application for registration with the HPCSA and also pay the registration fee.  In order for our office to assist you in this process, you are kindly requested to complete the attached From 12 application form and to return it with the documents required in Step 1.    

          Steps 3&4: To be done by applicant                                  

          STEP FOUR:

          Verification of credentials needs to be obtained by the Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates:  International Credentials Services, if the visit exceeds three months.  This is a requirement of the HPCSA but they have recently agreed that the document could be submitted within a period of 6 months from the date of registration.  Applicants who fail to meet this requirement will be de-registered. Please find documents attached which must be submitted to the ECFMG by the applicant at own cost. 
           
           

          STEP FIVE:

          Go to your local South African Embassy with a letter of invitation from Stellenbosch University, letter of approval from the FWMP and HPCSA registration certificate and apply for study visa.  You will not be able to register as a foreign student at the University without a valid study permit. Under no circumstances should you leave for South Africa without a valid study permit in your passport.  
           

          Rachel Pullen

          International Office 
           
           


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