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About the project
One University, One Province – NWU Welcome to the NWU Desmond Tutu School of Medicine. The NWU obtained permission from the Minister of Health on 22 December 2023, Honourable Dr Joe Phaahla, to progress with the Medical School and to adhere to all the required approvals and accreditation requirements. Permission to proceed with…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/nwu-medical-school/meet-north-west-medical-doctor
Meet the North West Medical Doctor
The NWU Medical Graduate will align with all the HPCSA (Health Professions Council of South Africa) requirements (see https://www.hpcsa.co.za/). This North West Doctor will be a clinically competent generalist practitioner who is socially conscious, resilient and community orientated, an ethical team player and a critical thinker, and who can…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/nwu-medical-school/project-team-workstreams
Project Team & Workstreams
The NWU Medical School Technical Task Team, under the leadership of the Executive Dean (Prof Awie Kotzé) was compiled to conduct technical work and provide advice to NWU. Task Team members from the NWU: Prof Awie Kotzé Prof Andrew Robinson Prof Petra Bester Prof Beth Engelbrecht Mr Terrance Wickham (external consultant…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/nwu-medical-school/clinical-training-platform
Clinical Training Platform
Platforms and Facilities A functional Medical School requires an appropriate clinical training platform that can ensure students experience a variety of diseases, procedures and technologies. Initially the clinical training platform will be within the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District of the North West and as the Medical School is established…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/nwu-medical-school/contact-us
Contact us
The NWU Desmond Tutu School of Medicine project team appreciates your response and feedback: medicalschool@nwu.ac.za petra.bester@nwu.ac.zahttp://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/nwu-desmond-tutu-school-medicine/news
News
Newsletter 2025 Welcome to the third issue of the NWU Desmond Tutu School of Medicine’s newsletter. In this edition, we highlight the exciting progress on our Clinical Training Platform, share insights on the complex journey of establishing a new medical school, and explore the vital collaboration between NWU and…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/riiprcenqamr/quality-strategy
Quality Strategy
The RIIP®/CENQAM® is committed to deliver quality services that shall be continuously improved throughout the entire organisation assisted by a documented quality management system consistent with GMP and applicable regulatory requirements in order to: Consistently meet or exceed our customer's expectations for service quality and…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/riiprcenqamr/certification
Certification
ISO 17025:2017 accredited (P0006) – Flexible scope; Licensed with the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) (License no. 0000001065); SAHPRA appointed QC Laboratory Trademarked and registered with the SA Department of Trade and Industry; WHO Prequalified Laboratory for the purpose of monitoring the quality of…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/riiprcenqamr/high-performance-liquid-chromatography-hplc
High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
High-Performance Liquid Chromatography – HPLC (UV, UV-VIS, DAD, FLD and RI detection) High-performance liquid chromatography, formerly referred to as high-pressure liquid chromatography, is a technique in analytical chemistry used to separate, identify, and quantify specific components in mixtures. Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography –…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/riiprcenqamr/drug-release
Drug Release
“Drug release” refers to the process in which drug solutes migrate from the initial position in the polymeric system to the polymer's outer surface and then to the release medium RIIP®/CENQAM® is highly experienced in drug release testing and utilises the following techniques: Disintegration (solid dosage forms) Dissolution…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/riiprcenqamr/gas-chromatography-gc
Gas Chromatography (GC)
The pharmaceutical industry uses gas chromatography (GC) to help produce pure products in large quantities. The method is used to ensure the purity of the produced material and eliminate inconsistencies in pharmaceutical products. The industry also uses gas chromatography to analyze compounds to check for trace contaminants. RIIP/CENQAM is…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/riiprcenqamr/pharmaceutical-analysis-papc
Pharmaceutical Analysis (PA/PC)
Pharmaceutical analysis is focused on wet chemistry and powdering techniques. Wet chemistry is a form of analytical chemistry that uses classical methods such as observation to analyse materials. It is called wet chemistry since most analysis is done in the liquid phase. Wet chemistry is also called bench chemistry since many tests are performed…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/node/24247