Medicine and Surgery University of Namibia

Overview

The training shall accommodate the learning environment conducive to the pursuit of professional competence by health workers, while providing quality services to the community and undertaking relevant translational research for enhancement of health. 

The School will continually strive for the establishment of training programs in a wide spectrum of health disciplines and lending support to the human resource development initiatives of the country, including postgraduate education of physicians and scientists. The School is mandated to prepare graduates for the medical degree of the University of Namibia.

Exit outcomes

Graduates of the Medicine and Surgery degree from University of Namibia will have satisfied the requirements to enter into a medical Internship immediately after graduation. Upon completion of Medical Internship they will be registrable as a medical practitioner.

The registered medical practitioner will be able to provide evidence based general medical care at a district hospital or similar setting and also manage the district health system. The graduate will be competent and be able to manage

a private practice. In addition, graduate should be able seek further training in research or specialisation. In their practice, the graduates will be expected to remain competent throughout their professional life and be able to initiate and participate in change.

Upon successful completion of the program, the graduate will be able to inter alia:

Patient Care Competences

• Independently obtain clinical information from a patient in a logical and organized manner and utilize such information to formulate a clinical diagnosis and develop a prioritized list of differential diagnosis.
• Apply basic, clinical and social science knowledge to identify key clinical and social problems, formulate and initiate treatment of common medical and surgical conditions;
• Request appropriate diagnostic investigations, interpret findings and utilize the findings to make evidence based clinical decisions;
• Evaluate the validity of laboratory/diagnostic tests;
• Prescribe appropriate medications and other instructions safely
• Involve patients and their caregivers in all aspects of their care and at all times preserve and promote patient dignity and wellbeing.
• Refer or make effective medical consultation including safe hand-over or takeover of patients;

• Identify promptly a patient with an acute medical and /or surgical problem;
• Initiate treatment of medical and surgical emergencies and carry out basic life support;
• Perform minor diagnostic and surgical procedures;