a) Foreign doctors are referred to as persons who hold qualifications not prescribed for registration and their registration is regulatedin terms the Regulations Relating to the Registration of Persons who hold Qualifications not Prescribed for Registration, which are regulations made in terms of section 25 read with section 15B(1)(c) of the Health Professions Act of 1974. As matters stand, the requirements for registration based on the same legislation and regulations which are still in force are as follows:
7. an original certificate of good standing, which shall not be more than six months old [on submission of the application to the HPCSA], issued by the foreign registration authority where the applicant is or was registered;
8. a letter of endorsement issued by the National Department of Health for a registration in terms of regulation 2(1), (2), (3) or (4), confirming the employability or placement of the applicant, or a letter of endorsement issued by the prospective employer for a registration in terms of regulation 2(5), (7) or (8), or confirmation of enrolment for postgraduate studies issued by the educational institution concerned for registration in terms of regulation 2(6); and
9. the prescribed registration fee.
b) Compliant applications are normally processed within 72 hours however, applications that require board examinations can only be concluded once applicants sit and pass those exams, as and when offered by the HPCSA.
c) There are currently 346 applications received between October 2019 and July 2020.
d) The following table reflects the details in this regard.
New Applications |
Awaiting Curriculum Review |
Repeaters |
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Date |
No. applications |
Date |
No. applications |
No. applications |
7-Dec-17 |
1 |
26-Feb-18 |
1 |
Information on date of application not available |
6-Mar-18 |
1 |
25-May-18 |
1 |
|
9-Jul-18 |
1 |
15-Jan-19 |
6 |
|
21-Jan-19 |
1 |
16-Jan-19 |
4 |
|
22-Jan-19 |
1 |
17-Jan-19 |
1 |
|
23-Jan-19 |
1 |
18-Jan-19 |
1 |
|
31-Jan-19 |
1 |
23-Jan-19 |
1 |
|
19-Feb-19 |
1 |
28-Jan-19 |
1 |
|
3-Mar-19 |
1 |
4-Feb-19 |
1 |
|
18-Mar-19 |
1 |
17-Feb-19 |
1 |
|
20-Mar-19 |
1 |
25-Feb-19 |
1 |
|
2-Apr-19 |
1 |
16-Mar-19 |
1 |
|
7-Apr-19 |
1 |
26-Mar-19 |
1 |
|
10-Apr-19 |
2 |
28-Mar-19 |
1 |
|
26-Apr-19 |
1 |
11-Apr-19 |
1 |
|
3-May-19 |
1 |
10-May-19 |
1 |
|
29-May-19 |
1 |
17-May-19 |
1 |
|
11-Jun-19 |
2 |
24-Jun-19 |
1 |
|
21-Jun-19 |
3 |
25-Jun-19 |
1 |
|
24-Jun-19 |
1 |
15-Jul-19 |
1 |
|
2-Jul-19 |
1 |
16-Jul-19 |
1 |
|
11-Jul-19 |
1 |
29-Jul-19 |
1 |
|
12-Jul-19 |
3 |
30-Jul-19 |
1 |
|
16-Jul-19 |
2 |
8-Aug-19 |
1 |
|
22-Jul-19 |
1 |
14-Aug-19 |
1 |
|
30-Jul-19 |
1 |
21-Aug-19 |
1 |
|
1-Aug-19 |
2 |
26-Aug-19 |
1 |
|
2-Aug-19 |
2 |
28-Aug-19 |
1 |
|
7-Aug-19 |
1 |
9-Sep-19 |
3 |
|
8-Aug-19 |
1 |
25-Sep-19 |
2 |
|
15-Aug-19 |
1 |
30-Sep-19 |
1 |
|
16-Aug-19 |
1 |
1-Oct-19 |
1 |
|
22-Aug-19 |
2 |
4-Oct-19 |
2 |
|
28-Aug-19 |
1 |
11-Oct-19 |
1 |
|
2-Sep-19 |
1 |
14-Oct-19 |
2 |
|
5-Sep-19 |
3 |
24-Oct-19 |
1 |
|
16-Sep-19 |
1 |
25-Oct-19 |
1 |
|
20-Sep-19 |
1 |
28-Oct-19 |
1 |
|
27-Sep-19 |
1 |
29-Oct-19 |
1 |
|
1-Oct-19 |
1 |
14-Nov-19 |
1 |
|
14-Oct-19 |
1 |
19-Nov-19 |
2 |
|
23-Oct-19 |
1 |
9-Dec-19 |
1 |
|
24-Oct-19 |
1 |
20-Dec-19 |
2 |
|
25-Oct-19 |
1 |
13-Jan-20 |
1 |
|
28-Oct-19 |
1 |
20-Jan-20 |
1 |
|
5-Nov-19 |
4 |
22-Jan-20 |
2 |
|
11-Nov-19 |
3 |
27-Jan-20 |
3 |
|
14-Nov-19 |
2 |
28-Jan-20 |
1 |
|
17-Nov-19 |
1 |
29-Jan-20 |
1 |
|
20-Nov-19 |
1 |
30-Jan-20 |
1 |
|
27-Nov-19 |
1 |
8-Apr-20 |
1 |
|
28-Nov-19 |
1 |
30-Jun-20 |
1 |
|
2-Dec-19 |
4 |
8-Jul-20 |
1 |
|
6-Dec-19 |
3 |
|||
7-Dec-19 |
1 |
|||
9-Dec-19 |
1 |
|||
11-Dec-19 |
1 |
|||
12-Dec-19 |
2 |
|||
18-Dec-19 |
1 |
|||
23-Dec-19 |
1 |
|||
9-Jan-20 |
1 |
|||
22-Jan-20 |
3 |
|||
27-Jan-20 |
3 |
|||
29-Jan-20 |
1 |
|||
31-Jan-20 |
1 |
|||
5-Feb-20 |
1 |
|||
12-Feb-20 |
2 |
|||
13-Feb-20 |
1 |
|||
18-Feb-20 |
1 |
|||
26-Feb-20 |
1 |
|||
28-Feb-20 |
2 |
|||
9-Mar-20 |
1 |
|||
10-Mar-20 |
1 |
|||
11-Mar-20 |
1 |
|||
20-Mar-20 |
1 |
|||
31-Mar-20 |
1 |
|||
9-Jul-20 |
1 |
|||
13-Jul-20 |
1 |
|||
20-Jul-20 |
2 |
|||
21-Jul-20 |
1 |
|||
4-Aug-20 |
9 |
|||
Total |
120 |
71 |
155 |
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