Evidence Asks:  I’m a grade11 learner who is currently confused on which career to choose. I’m interested in doing something along medicine. but I don’t know which career to do because of my school marks. they are as follows...maths-60, physics-80 to 70, life science- 73, English HL- 64, Afrikaans- 64, and I understand that computer applications technology is not a university subject. can u please PLEASE, PLEASE help me? What career in the medical field would best suit my profile? I would really appreciate your help.

Dear Evidence There are a number of different medical fields you can explore such as nursing, occupational therapy, dietetics, speech and language therapy, homeopathy, chiropractic, radiography, optometry and medical technology to name a few. Explore the university medical faculty courses and university of technology health and wellness and applied sciences courses. Use the following Career Planet web page to find their web addresses: http://www.careerplanet.co.za/_pages/places_to_study

CAT is recognised by universities of technology, so explore their courses thoroughly. While CAT is not a university subject it still counts when working out your admission point score. We suggest you read the university of Pretoria's admission guide to get a clear picture of how the admission process works: http://web.up.ac.za/sitefiles/file/33/A4%20Admission%20requirements%202010_lr_1.pdf (pages 2 and 3). Every university has a different admission process so explore them all.

We wish you the best for the fuure from the Career Planet Team

Dear Kamil Thank you for your question regarding the entry requirements for a medical career. Unfortunately, if your daughter wants to become a medical doctor she does require physical science. However, there are a number of other medical field options to consider:

• Physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy require for psychical science or life sciences (biology). Please refer to the UCT admission requirements web page for further information: 

http://www.uct.ac.za/downloads/uct.ac.za/

apply/apps/undergrad/uctadmis_guidelines_2010.pdf

• Also consult other medical schools for example the University of KwaZulu Natal: http://hs.ukzn.ac.za/HomePage2092.aspx 
• Universities of Technology National Diploma and BTech courses also offer career paths in medical sciences. For example, consult the follow website for medical careers offered by the Cape Peninsular University of Technology and the Durban University of Technology for information on careers like radiography, nursing, dentistry and biomedical technology, to name a few.
  • Health and Wellness Sciences: http://info.cput.ac.za/prospectus_3/cluster.php?f=5 
  • Health Sciences: http://studentinfo.dut.ac.za/reginfo/2009_Prospectus.pdf
     

We hope this information will help your daughter find a suitable medical career. The Career Planet Team