Monday 6

January UNIVERSITY RE-OPENS

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Tuesday REGISTRATION COMMENCES

REGISTRATION WEEK

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday 17 11:30-13:30 13:30-14:30

09:00-11:00
January
Introductory lecture to the module LUNCH
Dedication ceremony and rules and regulations
(Anatomy department Compulsory for all students) CP2L001
BLOCK 1
08:00 – 10:00 12:30-13:30 13:30-16:00
10:30 – 12:30
Monday 20
Lecture: Vertebral column LUNCH Lecture: Spinal cord & spinal nerves
January
Lecture: Embryology of the brain & spinal cord
Dr. Pillay (Online) Mr. Matsipe (Online) Prof Ndou (Online)

08:00 – 10:00 10:30 – 12:30 12:30-13:30 13:30-15:30

B: Practical Lecture: Meninges, dural venous LUNCH A: Practical Lecture: Meninges, dural venous sinuses,
Practical: Osteology of the internal aspect of the skull and vertebrae sinuses: DH2 cerebral cortex: DH2
Tuesday
A: DH1 Dr. Pillay Dr. Pillay

B: DH2

A: Dissection (Brain) 1: DH1 B: Dissection (Brain) 1: DH1

Week 1

WEDNESDAY: POME

08:30 – 13:00
13:00-14:00 14:00 – 16:00
Thursday Excitable tissues
LUNCH TUTORIAL/SELF-STUDY
(Physiology)
Prof Mokotedi
(Online)
08:30 – 12:30
13:30 – 15:30
Friday 24 12:30-13:30
January Excitable tissues
Introduction to medically relevant microorganism
LUNCH
(Online)
(Microbiology) Online
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08:00 – 10:00 13:30 – 15:30
10:30 – 12:30
Monday 27 A: Dissection (Brain) 2: DH1
Lecture: Cerebrum and blood supply of the CNS A: Practical lecture - Medullary centres and basal 12:30-13:30
January
nuclei: DH2
Ms. Maseko (Online) Prof Lebona LUNCH
B: Practical lecture – Medullary centres and basal nuclei:
DH2 Prof Lebona
B: Dissection (Brain) 2: DH1

08:00 – 10:00 10:30 – 12:00 13:00 – 16:00

12:00-13:00
Lecture: Spinal tract (Online) Embryology: Development of the head & neck region Cranial nerves I-VI
Tuesday (Online) LUNCH
Prof Lebona Dr. Pillay (Online)
Week 2

WEDNESDAY: POME

08:30-12:30 12:30-13:30 13:30-15:30

Thursday
Neurophysiology LUNCH Neurophysiology
Mr Makinta (Online)

(Online)
13:30-16:00
08:30 – 12:30 12:30-13:30
Friday 31
LUNCH Introduction to medically relevant microorganism:
January Neurophysiology
(Microbiology) (Online)
(Online)

08:30 – 10:30 11:00 – 13:00 14:00 – 16:00

A: Practical Lecture Diencephalon and ventricular 13:00-14:00
A: Dissection (Brain) -DH1 system: DH2 Lecture: Cranial nerves V11-X11
Monday 3
Prof Lebona LUNCH
Week 3

February
B: Practical lecture – Diencephalon and ventricular system: DH2 (Online)
Prof Lebona

B: Dissection (Brain) -DH1

 08:30 – 10:30 11:00 – 13:00 13:00-14:00 14:00-16:00
Tuesday
A: Brainstem -DH2 A: Dissection (Brain) -DH1
LUNCH
B: Dissection (Brain) -DH1 TUTORIAL/SELF-STUDY
B: Brainstem -DH2
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WEDNESDAY: POME

14:00-16:00
13:00 – 14:00
08:30 – 13:00
Thursday Neurophysiology
Neurophysiology LUNCH
(online) (online)
13:00-14:00
08:30 – 13:00
Friday TUTORIAL/SELF-STUDY
LUNCH
7 February Neurophysiology
(online)

08:30 – 10:30 11:00 – 13:00

13:00-14:00 14:00 – 16:00
A: Specimen practical 1: DH1 A: Dissection spot: DH2
Monday 1 0 LUNCH Special Senses: Nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses
February B: Dissection spot: DH2 and tongue
B: Specimen practical 1: DH1
Dr. Pillay

08:30-10:30 11:00-13:00 13:00-14:00 14:00-16:00

Special senses: Eye Special senses: Ear LUNCH TUTORIAL/SELF-STUDY

Tuesday
Week 4

(Online)
(Online)

WEDNESDAY: POME
12:30-13:30 13:30-15:30
08:30 – 12:30
Thursday LUNCH Introduction to pharmacology
Neurophysiology
Introduction of drugs related to CNS diseases or selected
(online) integrated case

(Pharmacology) (Online)
 13:00-14:00
08:30 – 13:00 14:00 – 16:00
Friday
Special senses LUNCH
14 February Special senses
Mrs Heyneke
(online)
(online)

08:30-10:30 11:00-13:00 13:00-14:00 14:00-15:30

Monday 17 A: Dissection spot: DH1 A: Specimen practical 2-DH2

February Dissection spot review
B: Dissection spot: DH1 LUNCH
B: Specimen practical 2-DH2

08:00-11:00 13:00-14:00
11:00-13:00 14:00 – 16:00
Tuesday TUTORIAL/SELF-STUDY LUNCH
Infection Prevention and Control Clinical Case 1
Week 5

Sports com
(Microbiology)
WEDNESDAY: POME
08:30 – 13:00
13:00-14:00 14:00-16:00
Thursday Special senses
LUNCH Special senses
(online) (online)

08:30 -13:00 13:00-14:00

14:00-16:00
Friday
21 February Special senses
LUNCH
TUTORIAL/SELF-STUDY
(online)

Monday
24 February 08:00-09:30 09:45-11:15

A: Specimen prac 1 review A: Specimen prac 1 review

B: Specimen prac 2 review B: Specimen prac 2 review

Tuesday TUTORIAL/SELF-STUDY
Week 6

WEDNESDAY: POME

08:00 – 17:00
Physiology practical of neurophysiology and special
senses (BMS, 3rd floor)
Friday 28 SELF-STUDY
February
1 March SUPPLEMENTRY INSRTUCTION (COMPULSORY FOR ALL STUDENTS)
Monday
SELF-STUDY
3 March

SELF-STUDY

WEDNESDAY: POME

SELF-STUDY

12:30-13:45
08:30-11:30
Friday 7
March BLOCK 1 SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS: Written component BLOCK 1 SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS: Anatomy spot test

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