FPD focuses on providing and expanding high quality educational programmes, securing scholarships, and supporting continuous learning through the FPD alumni network and a variety of other educational opportunities.

FPD develops cutting edge, academic programmes for healthcare professionals in the clinical and management domains. These programmes are developed within the regulatory requirements of the Department of Education, Council on Higher Education, the South African Qualifications Authority and the Health Professions Council of South Africa.

The academic programmes are designed to be needs-orientated, outcome-based and are updated on a regular basis. FPD also adheres to applying quality assurance of all academic activities. FPD manages all educational quality assurance including faculty, programme, teaching and learning and administrative quality and complies with quality standards laid down by educational and other statutory bodies.