Primary medical qualification (physician entry)
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)
Nelson Mandela University Medical School · Gqeberha, South Africa
Qualification and identity
- Exact qualification
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Source: medicalschool.mandela.ac.za · verified October 13, 2026
- Qualification purpose
- Primary medical qualification (physician entry)
- Awarding institution
- Nelson Mandela University
- Faculty / school
- Nelson Mandela University Medical School
- Campus
- Gqeberha
- Country
- South Africa
- Entry route
- School-leaver / direct entry Source: medicalschool.mandela.ac.za · verified October 13, 2026
Program structure
- Duration
- 6 years Source: medicalschool.mandela.ac.za · verified October 13, 2026
- Intake
- March (first cohort started March 2021) Source: medicalschool.mandela.ac.za · verified October 13, 2026
- Graduation requirements
- Not verified
Years 1-3 · Years 1-3
Basic medical sciences and foundations of public and primary health care, with community-based placements
Location: Missionvale campus
Source: medicalschool.mandela.ac.za · verified October 13, 2026Years 4-5 · Years 4-5
Clinical rotations
Location: Nelson Mandela Bay hospitals, district hospitals and clinics
Source: medicalschool.mandela.ac.za · verified October 13, 2026Year 6 student intern year · Year 6
Six months in a district hospital, six months rotating in metro hospitals
Location: Eastern Cape district hospital and Nelson Mandela Bay metro hospitals
Source: medicalschool.mandela.ac.za · verified October 13, 2026
Teaching language
Admissions
Domestic and general requirements
- Grade requirements · Required · Domestic applicantsNSC degree entry; applicant score of at least 430; at least 60% in English, Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Life Sciences.Source: medicalschool.mandela.ac.za · verified October 13, 2026
- Entrance examination · Not required · Domestic applicantsThe National Benchmark Test (NBT) is not required.Source: medicalschool.mandela.ac.za · verified October 13, 2026
International and non-EU applicants
- Nationality restriction · Required · International applicantsNo international applicants are considered at this stage.Source: medicalschool.mandela.ac.za · verified October 13, 2026
Examinations and language tests
- NBT — Not required (Domestic applicants)Source: medicalschool.mandela.ac.za · verified October 13, 2026
International admissions: International applicants not accepted — South African nationals with pre-university studies abroad are considered; no international applicants at this stage. Source: medicalschool.mandela.ac.za · verified October 13, 2026
Deadlines
- Online application deadline · 2027 entry · Domestic applicantsJune 30, 2026PassedSource: medicalschool.mandela.ac.za · verified October 13, 2026
Tuition and fees
- 2026 down-payment before registration, medical degree first year (inclusive of device and non-tuition fee levies) — ZAR 22,900 for the whole program · MandatorySource: mandela.ac.za · verified October 13, 2026
Living costs, travel, insurance and clinical-stage charges are separate from tuition. Comparing costs across countries.
Clinical training
Dora Nginza Regional Hospital — Teaching hospital
Gqeberha
Placements arranged by the school
Clinical rotations in years 4-5
Source: medicalschool.mandela.ac.za · verified October 13, 2026Livingstone Tertiary Hospital — Teaching hospital
Gqeberha
Placements arranged by the school
Clinical rotations in years 4-5
Source: medicalschool.mandela.ac.za · verified October 13, 2026Port Elizabeth Provincial Hospital — Teaching hospital
Gqeberha
Placements arranged by the school
Clinical rotations in years 4-5
Source: medicalschool.mandela.ac.za · verified October 13, 2026Elizabeth Donkin Hospital — Teaching hospital
Gqeberha
Placements arranged by the school
Clinical rotations in years 4-5
Source: medicalschool.mandela.ac.za · verified October 13, 2026Uitenhage Hospital — Teaching hospital
Kariega
Placements arranged by the school
Clinical rotations in years 4-5
Source: medicalschool.mandela.ac.za · verified October 13, 2026- A published hospital affiliation is not a guarantee that every student is placed there.
Recognition and accreditation
National authorization or recognition
Permission from the national education or health authority to run the program or award the degree.
Not verified yet
Institutional accreditation
Accreditation of the university or institution as a whole.
Not verified yet
Medical-program accreditation
Accreditation of the medical degree program by a medical-education accreditor.
Not verified yet
Directory listing
An entry in a directory such as WDOMS. A listing is not accreditation or endorsement.
No directory reference recorded
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ECFMG Sponsor Notes
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Sources and verification
- https://medicalschool.mandela.ac.za/About-us · Official program page · verified October 13, 2026
- https://medicalschool.mandela.ac.za/Frequently-Asked-Questions/Curriculum · Official program page · verified October 13, 2026
- https://medicalschool.mandela.ac.za/Frequently-Asked-Questions/Prospective-Students · Official admissions page · verified October 13, 2026
- https://www.mandela.ac.za/Study-at-Mandela/Discovery/General-financial-information · Official fees page · verified October 13, 2026