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Medical Support

Dietician

Description

Dietitians help people achieve health goals by analyzing their physical conditions and other health concerns and creating a nutrition plan that meets their individual needs and dietary preferences.

Mandatory subjects

English
Mathematics
Life Science
Physical Sciences

Midwife

Description

A Midwife provides prenatal and early postnatal advice, care and support for women and also assists them during labour. Their duties include monitoring and examining women during and after pregnancy, providing health education and parental advice and developing individual care programmes.

Mandatory subjects

English
Maths Literacy
Physical Sciences/ Life Sciences
Life Orientation

Occupational therapist

Description

Occupational therapists treat disabled, ill, or injured patients with special equipment and the therapeutic use of daily activities. They help patients improve, regain, and develop the skills needed for day to day life and work. They may provide long-term patient care and acute patient care.

Mandatory subjects

Mathematics
Physical Sciences
Life Sciences

Radiographer

Description

Radiographers are primarily responsible for operating X-ray equipment to produce high-quality diagnostic images that aid in the diagnosis of various patient conditions. They can specialize in certain areas of imaging, including sonography, MRI, mammography, computed tomography, and vascular interventional radiography.

Mandatory subjects

English
Mathematics
Biology

Doula

Description

Sometimes called childbirth attendants, Doulas provide emotional, physical, and educational support to expecting mothers or those who have recently given birth. They stay with the mother throughout labor and may perform home visits after the baby is born. Doulas offer encouragement, advice, and comfort to new mothers.

Mandatory subjects

None

Neuropsychologist

Description

A neuropsychologist studies the relationship between the brain's structure and functions and its emotions, behavior, cognition, and mental ability. The neuropsychologist will examine the effects of traumatic brain injuries on a person's mood, behavior, and ability to think.

Mandatory subjects

English
Mathematics
Life Science
Physical Sciences

Physiotherapist

Description

Physiotherapists assist patients in rehabilitating physical problems caused by illness, injury, disability or aging, through treatment. The responsibilities of physiotherapists include planning treatments, reviewing recovery, and conducting therapeutic exercises with patients.

Mandatory subjects

Mathematics
Physical Science
Biology

Speech therapist and audiologist

Description

Speech therapist and audiologist provide resources and information to patients and their families, listen to the patient concerned and assess and diagnose communication problems. A treatment plan is devised, coordinated, developed and applied in order to work on the communication problem of the patient.

Mandatory subjects

English
Mathematics
Life Science

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