Medical Schools in South Africa For International Students

Medical Schools in South Africa

Here is a list of top medical schools in for international students that not only charge a considerate tuition fee but also offer scholarships to both domestic and international students.

These universities are ranked among the best universities in both and the world at large.

Amongst these schools, the University of Cape Town (UCT) takes six years to complete it's Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degree program.

Students who graduate with an MBChB and also complete two year's internship and a year's community service are allowed by the Health Professions Council of to practice as a medical doctor.

These medical schools in are not only for international students though, domestic students are even more in number but the reason why we focus on some schools is that not all universities abroad accept students from just any country of the world.

If you want to study medicine in Southzaq2 Africa, you may need to check out these universities first; they could have the answer to your question.

Here, I just listed the top 3 medical schools in for international students that are also open to scholarships. This means that a student from another country who wants to study in South Africa could study medicine in any of these schools with scholarship!

I have always told you that scholarship is the surest means an international student who doesn't have money to study abroad could sponsor his/herself and many are already on scholarship.

For International Students

  • The University of Cape Town
  • University of Witwatersrand
  • Stellenbosch University

These universities are the top university in South Africa for Medicine, especially, clinical medicine.

University of Cape Town

The University of Cape Town (UCT) is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Founded in 1829, UCT became the first-ever college in South Africa, making it the oldest higher education institute in South Africa. It is jointly the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest extant university in Sub-Saharan Africa alongside Stellenbosch University which received full university status on the same day in 1918.

University of the Witwatersrand

The University of the Witwatersrand located in Johannesburg, is a multi-campus South African public research university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg.

University of the Witwatersrand is one of the for international students with a good reputation in the medical education field. Wits University has produced many well-performing doctors in South Africa and diaspora.

The University is more commonly known as Wits University. This is just a way to keep the name shorter and at least easier to pronounce. The university has its roots in the mining industry, as do Johannesburg and the Witwatersrand in general but very good in medicine.

Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch University is a public research university situated in Stellenbosch Central, Stellenbosch, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

With over 30k enrollments currently, the university habours one of the medical schools of repute in south Africa that extends admission to international students alongside South African indigenous students.

Conclusion

I hope this article opens your eyes further as an international student as regards studying medicine in South Africa because it is supposed to give a direction in choice making.

You are advised anyway to visit the respective websites of these for international students to read more on their admission criteria and conditions and also find out their current school fees charge. You can click here to check out the 13 best universities in South Africa.

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Author: Staff Writer
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