The Department of Medicine is a large academic and clinical department that plays a leading role in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and research.
We provide clinical services to the communities of the Western Cape and, in the case of our highly specialised services, to patients throughout southern Africa.
Based in Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH), the Department consists of 18 clinical divisions and 10 major research units, covering cardiology, ageing, leukaemia, lung infection, chronic diseases, porphyria, HIV and Immunology.
We have a strong research ethic and a rising research output in both the basic and applied medical sciences.
Our staff provide clinical care to patients in our principal teaching hospital, Groote Schuur Hospital, and in its associated regional hospitals: Somerset Hospital and Victoria Hospital, as well as in the UCT Private Academic Hospital.
The Department of Medicine at George Hospital is a satellite training unit of the department. Our expertise spans the full spectrum of internal medicine, including highly specialised areas such as renal, cardiac and liver transplantation.
| Divisions | Research units within the divisions |
| Cardiology | Hatter Institute for Cardiology Research |
| Clinical Haematology | UCT Leukaemia Unit |
| Clinical Pharmacology | |
| Dermatology | |
| Endocrinology & Diabetic Medicine | Chronic Diseases Initiative for Africa |
| Medical Gastroenterology | |
| Geriatric Medicine | Albertina & Walter Sisulu Institute of Ageing in Africa |
| Hepatology | UCT Lennox Eales Porphyria Lab |
| Infectious Diseases | Desmond Tutu HIV Centre TB Research Group |
| Lipidology | |
| Nephrology & Hypertension | |
| Neurology | |
| Pulmonology | Lung Infection & Immunity Unit |
University of Cape Town, Faculty of Medicine Contact Details
Address
Level 6, Entrance 2
Old Main Building
J Floor
Groote Schuur Hospital
Observatory
Cape Town 7925
South Africa
Undergraduate Admissions
Tel +27 21 406 6328
Postgraduate Admissions
Tel +27 21 406 6340