a) The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)’s Registrar has informed the Minister that –
(i) 382 foreign-qualified persons applied for registration as medical practitioners;
(ii) 5 foreign-qualified persons’ applications were rejected during the period 2020, 2021 and 2022.
As per table below:
Year |
Number applied and accepted |
Number applied and rejected |
Total |
2020 |
116 |
0 |
116 |
2021 |
83 |
5 |
88 |
2022 |
178 |
0 |
178 |
Total |
377 |
5 |
382 |
(b) (i) In 2020 – None were rejected;
(ii) In 2021 – 5 were rejected, because upon assessment, it was found that the universities where the 5 applicants studied did not meet the standard to be either equivalent or satisfactory compared to the South African standard for registrability;
(iii) 2022 – None were rejected.
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