One of the first building blocks towards a fully-fledged medical school at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) is now firmly in place, with 22 first-year students enrolled in the new Bachelor of Emergency Medical Care (BEMC) programme. A first of its kind in the Eastern Cape, the four-year paramedics degree programme offers students unique training opportunities in the field of emergency medical care. "I still had people phoning me at the last hour before applications closed," … [Read more...] about BEMC degree gets underway

