Training Academy
Genetics moved faster than medical school did.
CME-accredited courses built for South African clinicians. Practical, case-based, and grounded in the decisions you actually make in the room.
CME accredited
Self-paced, online
Built for SA clinical practice
The basics
Most clinicians never got a genetics module.
Genetics wasn’t left out of your training by accident; the field moved after most curricula were written. Today it shows up in prescribing, oncology, psychiatry, cardiology, paediatrics and primary care, whether or not anyone taught you how to read it. The Training Academy closes that gap with courses built around real cases, not theory for its own sake.
6
CME-accredited courses
48
hours of clinical content
100%
case-based teaching
SA
context throughout
THE COURSES
Six courses. One practical foundation.
Each course stands alone, and together they build a working foundation in clinical genetics. Click through to any course for the full outline.
Discount: Save 15% with early bird enrolment (1 month before the course starts), or 10% off each course after your first when you bundle more than one
01
Basic Genetics for Clinicians (BGFC)
This introductory course introduces clinicians to basic concepts in genetics and establishes a baseline for the further courses. This course is focused on the clinical relevance of every topic covered. It will introduce the language of genetics and build confidence in the interpretation of new concepts in genetics.
Duration: 8 Hours
Price: R5,000
02
Pharmacogenomics course
This course introduces clinicians to pharmacogenomics, the study of how a person's genetic make-up affects the way they respond to medicines. It focuses on the practical side of prescribing: why patients respond differently to the same drug, how to spot when a medicine might not work or could cause unexpected side effects, and how pharmacogenomic testing can help guide safer, more effective treatment. With clinically relevant examples from areas like pain management, cardiology, psychiatry and oncology, the course helps clinicians recognise when genetics is shaping a patient's response and put that knowledge to use in everyday practice.
Duration: 8 Hours
Price: R5,000
03
Oncology course
This course introduces clinicians to the role of genetics in cancer care. It covers both inherited cancer risk and the genetic changes within tumours themselves, focusing on what matters in practice: recognising when a cancer might be hereditary, understanding how tumour genetics guides treatment choices, and knowing when to test and when to refer. With clinically relevant examples across common cancers, the course helps clinicians make sense of genetic testing in oncology and apply it to better inform diagnosis, treatment and family risk.
Duration: 8 Hours
Price: R5,000
04
Genetics in clinical practice
This course helps clinicians bring genetics into their everyday practice. It focuses on the practical questions that come up in the clinic: how to recognise when a condition might be genetic, how to make sense of a genetic test result, and when to refer a patient on. Drawing on clinically relevant examples across a range of specialties, the course builds the confidence to use genetic information in real-world decisions, from diagnosis and treatment to counselling patients and their families.
Duration: 12 Hours
Price: R6,500
05
Nutrigenomics course
This course introduces clinicians to nutrigenomics, the study of how a person's genetic make-up shapes the way they respond to food and nutrients. It focuses on the practical side: understanding why dietary needs and responses vary from person to person, how genetic differences influence things like metabolism and nutrient processing, and how nutrigenomics testing can help inform more tailored dietary advice. With clinically relevant examples, the course helps clinicians recognise when genetics is shaping a patient's nutritional needs and apply that knowledge in everyday practice.
Duration: 6 Hours
Price: R4,000
06
Microbiome course
This course helps clinicians bring genetics into their everyday practice. It focuses on the practical questions that come up in the clinic: how to recognise when a condition might be genetic, how to make sense of a genetic test result, and when to refer a patient on. Drawing on clinically relevant examples across a range of specialties, the course builds the confidence to use genetic information in real-world decisions, from diagnosis and treatment to counselling patients and their families.
Duration: 6 Hours
Price: R4,000
How it works
From enrolment to CME credit.
Step 1
Enrol
Choose a single course, or bundle more than one.
Step 2
Learn at your own pace
Work through the modules online, built around real cases rather than lecture-style theory.
Step 3
Review & assess
Each course closes with a review session, common questions, and a final assessment.
Step 4
Get certified
Receive your CME credit on completion.
Who it's for
A good place to start if...
You keep seeing genetics come up, and never trained for it
Referrals, prescribing decisions, and patient questions that touch genetics, without a framework to work from.
You want to read a report with confidence, not just refer it on
Understanding what a result can and can't tell you changes how you use it in a consult.
You need CPD points that actually change how you practise
Structured, accredited, and built around cases you'll recognise; not a compliance exercise.