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Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University has moved a step closer to having a fully-fledged medical school with its Council agreeing in principle to support new initiatives by the university to meet an ever-growing national need for qualified healthcare professionals.
The university says that with the National Health Insurance plan imminent, its embarking on its long-term goal of establishing a medical school by systematically introducing a number of key qualifications in the field of healthcare.
A full meeting of the NMMU Council, chaired by Judge Ronnie Pillay, agreed to plan and "actively support" the establishment of a medical school at NMMU in a bid to meet healthcare skills requirements for the country, and especially the Eastern Cape.
The health sciences faculty at the University will host a briefing on Tuesday - to present an overview of the building blocks towards the establishment of the faculty.
An expert reference group will meet at the NMMU on the 23rd of October to assist in developing a blueprint for the medical under-graduate programme.
