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Medical Schools in South Africa

10 verified medical schools awarding a primary medical qualification in 10 cities.

Initial reconciliation completed. Every candidate from the official discovery sources has been verified, excluded, flagged as a duplicate or listed as unresolved. Not a guarantee of completeness.

Last reviewed October 13, 2026.

Medical education in South Africa

Medical qualification structure

  • The MBChB/MBBCh is a six-year undergraduate degree; graduates then complete internship and community service before independent practice. Source: health.uct.ac.za · verified October 13, 2026

Registration and licensing context

  • Medical students register with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) during their studies. Source: smu.ac.za · verified October 13, 2026

Verified medical schools

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How this country was researched

Research status
Initial reconciliation completed
Candidates in discovery sources
10
Verified operating or listed schools
10
Unresolved candidates
0
Excluded after checking
8

Discovery sources

Limitations: The HPCSA list of accredited MBChB programmes could not be read (JavaScript site); the ten schools were reconciled from university pages. Ownership not recorded (no quote collected). Several status quotes are current programme listings rather than dated intake notices.

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