by Lorato | Dec 8, 2021 | Accolades and Achievements, SMU Media
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) Researcher and Academic Professor Hannelie Meyer has received recognition as a National Research Foundation (NRF) rated Researcher. Prof Meyer now holds a C2 rating from NRF following rigorous national and international review processes.
Prof Meyer is currently serving as the Head of the South African Vaccination and Immunisation Centre (SAVIC) at SMU and a Professor in the School of Pharmacy. Her vast knowledge and expertise in the field of Vaccines and Immunization continue to contribute to the National efforts to fight Covid-19 and she continues to share her
knowledge through the mainstream media platforms.
In receiving the good news, Prof Meyer thanked her colleagues at SMU for encouraging her to submit the application.
SMU Vice-Chancellor Prof Peter Mbati has congratulated Prof Hannelie Meyer for the achievement.
by Lorato | Nov 29, 2021 | Accolades and Achievements, SMU Media
Internationally acclaimed surgeon from Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU), Professor Zach Koto, has received recognition as a National Research Foundation (NRF) rated Researcher. Prof Koto now holds a C3 rating from the NRF following rigorous national and international reviews.
Under the leadership of Prof Koto, the SMU Surgery Department recorded noticeable achievements such as being the first in the country to make use of the Hot Axios Stent Technique (HAST) to relieve a patient suffering from jaundice, due to an obstruction in their bile duct.
SMU Vice-Chancellor Prof Peter Mbati congratulates Prof Koto for this milestone!
Professor Zach Koto is now a NRF rated Researcher
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by Lorato | Oct 26, 2021 | Accolades and Achievements, All News, SMU Media, Student Adverts
The Department of General Surgery under the guidance of Professor Zacharia Koto who won the SASSiT Swann-Morton Silver Scalpel Award in teaching, has managed to produce a 100% pass rate of surgical specialists at the recent College of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA) exams. The department’s surgical registrars who achieved a 100% pass rate and are actively involved in research are Dr Cecil Pule, Dr Tebo Mosasi, Dr Tumelo Matlala, Dr Lerumo Motla, Dr Thegesh Naidoo, Dr Kennedy Mngoma, Dr Tom Mtshali, and Dr Kenny Mongwe. The sub-speciality fellows are Dr Imraan Sardiwalla (Certificate in Gastroenterology, HPB), Dr Legae Mogase (Certificate in Vascular Surgery), Dr Shumani Makhadi (Certificate in Trauma Surgery).
SMU as a Health Sciences University is on a mission to educate people about health-related matters and make a meaningful contribution especially during these difficult times of Covid-19. According to Prof Koto, SMU is esteemed among Harvard University, Oxford University. In 2019, SMU surgeons got a 100% pass rate during the Fellowship of the College of Surgeons (FCS) exams as well. This excellent spirit of education continues to blossom.
The surgeons, who passed, have knowledge and skills from a pioneer in laparoscopic procedures in the management of trauma patients in South Africa. These graduates are now following in his footsteps as a chief surgeon and a researcher who excelled in laparoscopic aortobifemural bypass graft in South Africa in 2012 without complications.
The Department of Surgery at SMU has fewer financial resources, but despite this it has proven that it can be counted and participate in multiple research projects on par with well-resourced institutions.
The Registrars are now recognising and producing a variety of papers, which are published in different reputable journals as part of their MMED program, and the Department has been participating in many clinical trials that add value to the overall information database. The total number of Registrars who completed FCS (SA), under the leadership of Prof Koto, are 51. He has committed himself to developing and teaching others.
by Lorato | Oct 15, 2021 | Accolades and Achievements, All News
Prof Patrick Demana, the Dean of School of Pharmacy has been re-appointed by the Honourable Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla as a Board Member of the South African Health Product Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA).
The appointment is effective from 01 October 2021 to 30 September 2024.
SAHPRA’s mandate is to regulate all health products for human use and also those applied for in case of veterinary applications in terms of their safety, efficacy and quality. This include vaccines, complementary medicines, medical devices and in vitro diagnostics (IVDs), and clinical trials. Furthermore, SAHPRA has the added responsibility of overseeing radiation control in South Africa.
Prof Demana says that he is privileged and honoured to serve the South African population again in this role, and this demonstrates not only Minister’s confidence in him as such but also that of SMU.
As a Board member, he will contribute to overall good governance and provide oversight strategic direction for SAHPRA.
Prof Demana Ministerial Appointment 15Oct2021
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by Lorato | Oct 14, 2021 | Accolades and Achievements
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| | Health promotion and disease prevention; Public Health | Public health promotion; Smokeless tobacco products; Tobacco control |
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| | Phytomedicine; Virology; Bacteriology | Medical bacteriology and Immunology |
| | Ecology and environmental Science | Trace metal chemistry; Ecology and environmental science;
Applied environmental science |
| | Medical virology; Public Health | Vaccine-preventable disease ; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis B vaccine |
| | Infectious diseases; Medical Microbiology; Medical virology | Diarrhoeal pathogens; Human Gut Microbiome |
| | Health promotion and disease prevention; Nursing science; Management; Education | Nursing Education; Mentoring; Community public health |
| | Mental health and substance abuse; Paediatrics and child health; Infectious diseases; Health promotion and disease prevention | Adolescent mental health; HIV and AIDS - Social aspects; Maternal health and Public health; HIV interventions; Domestic violence ; Adolescent Health and Wellbeing; Sexual transmitted infections |
| | Mental health and substance abuse; Health promotion and disease prevention | South African Research Chair (SARChi) in Substance Abuse and Population Mental Health |
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by Kegorapetse | Sep 23, 2021 | Accolades and Achievements, All News
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