Senate meetings are held biannually, on the Thursday and Friday of the CMSA examination week, usually in April/May and October. The Senate manages the business and affairs of the CMSA and has the power to elect Fellows, Members, Certificants and Diplomates; make regulations; appoint officers; appoint Councils, committees and sub-committees and delegate powers to these Committees; make policy decisions; appoint panels of examiners; authorise expenditure and attend to matters of routine business.
The Senate manages the business and affairs of The Colleges of Medicine of South Africa and is constituted as follows:
- The immediate past president of the CMSA (retiring president), the president, elected members and co-opted officers and/or members, who will serve the needs of the Senate, appointed by the elected members of the Senate.
- The large constituent Colleges, namely Anaesthetists, Family Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Paediatricians, Physicians and Surgeons (General) are represented by so many persons as are determined by Senate, elected by the Councils of their Colleges. Each of these representatives have two votes at Senate meetings.
- The small constituent Colleges, namely Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Dentistry, Dermatologists, Emergency Medicine, Forensic Pathologists, Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgeons, Neurologists, Neurosurgeons, Nuclear Physicians, Ophthalmologists, Orthopaedic Surgeons, Otorhinolaryngologists, Pathologists, Plastic Surgeons, Psychiatrists, Public Health Medicine, Radiation Oncologists, Radiologists and Urologists are also represented by so many persons as are determined by Senate, elected by the Councils of their Colleges but each of these representatives have one vote at Senate meetings.
- The Diplomates, who do not hold a specialist qualification, are represented by so many persons as are determined by Senate, but with the proviso that no more than one Diplomate so elected belong to a particular constituent College. Each of the Diplomate representatives have one vote at Senate meetings.
The Senate may appoint such observers as it may from time to time deem appropriate, but observers have no voting rights at Senate meetings.
Members of the Senate
Prof J J (Johan) Fagan President
Prof M Z (Zach) Koto Vice President
Prof J N (Johnny) Mahlangu Vice President
Prof F (Flavia) Senkubuge Immediate Past President
Prof R D (Richard) Pitcher Honorary Treasurer
Prof P D (Dean) Gopalan Chairperson EC
Dr A (Aubrey) Makgotloe Honorary Registrar EC
Prof M V (Mthunzi) Ngcelwane Chairperson ECC
Prof V (Victor) Mngomezulu Honorary Registrar ECC
Prof A (Alan) Davidson Chairperson FGPC
Prof S (Soraya) Seedat Honorary Registrar FGPC
Prof E (Eric) Buch Chief Executive Officer
Prof V (Vanessa) Burch Executive Director: Education & Assessment
Ms T Y (Yolokazi) Kanzi Academic Registrar
Mr J (Jerome) Davies Executive Director: Finance & Administration
SEEDAT Prof R (Riaz) UFS
HAMMOND Dr A S (Ashley) College of For. Path.
KABAALE Dr M H (Moses) College of O&G
