University of Cape Town, Faculty of Medicine

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