by Kegorapetse | Nov 15, 2020 | All News, SMU Media
“Time to fight back”
Subsequent to the SMU’s student, staff, management and the SRC march to Pretoria West Police Station against Gender Based Violence on Friday, 6 November 2020 and a recent attack on a first year student outside the off campus residences prompted the University Karate team lead by Mulaudzi Khathutshelo and his team to act.
The initiative of Self defense, under the theme “TIME TO FIGHT BACK” will empower our students to be alert of their surroundings and fight back against attackers on or off campus. The self defense classes are continuous and they will be hosted every Saturday at SMU sport complex.
#SMUtimetofightback #notogbv #noabuse #weareSMU
by Kegorapetse | Nov 11, 2020 | All News, statements
Media Advisory
11 November 2020
The Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University School of Oral Health Sciences and the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) hereby invites members of the media to the 50th conference which will be held from Thursday 12 to Friday 13 November 2020, at the Fire and Ice Protea Hotel, near Menlyn, in Pretoria.
IADR is a professional body of oral health practitioners with over 10 000 members worldwide. The IADR’ mission is to drive dental, oral, and craniofacial research to advance health and well-being worldwide. Its vision is to provide access to oral health services for the world through discovery and dissemination.
IADR provides many opportunities to members to further their careers and contribute to its mission of driving dental, oral, and craniofacial research for health and well-being worldwide.
This conference is hosted annually by different dental schools, on a rotational basis. A proud host, SMU last hosted the conference five years ago. This edition will be a hybrid conference that will be broadcasted live from Protea Hotel Fire and Ice in Menlyn.
A number of prominent people in the health and education sectors are expected to speak at the conference.
Date: 12 -13 November 2020
Venue: Protea Hotel Fire and Ice, Menlyn (Pretoria)
Time: 08 am
Issued by the Marketing & Communication
For more details, please contact Dr Eric Pule, email address eric.pule@smu.ac.za
Phone 012 521 4563 Cell: 0635035587
Website: www.smu.ac.za
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by Kegorapetse | Oct 20, 2020 | Accolades and Achievements, All News, SMU Media
Prof Honey Mabuza, the newly elected President of the College of Family Physicians, pledges to steer the noble profession with integrity and transparency to enable it to reach a higher level. This is the legacy that he wishes to leave, after his three-year term of office, ends in 2023.
Elected through a secret ballot process, by family physicians, Prof Mabuza brings health care expertise and a wealth of experience in health care to the profession. He completed Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor Surgery (MBChB) and a Master’s degree in Family Medicine (M Fam Med), at SMU.
He has a wealth of experience as a clinician, working at the Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital and (DGMAH) and a senior lecturer at SMU. Not satisfied with healing the bodily ills and aches, Mabuza also administers to the spiritual needs as a pastor during the weekends. He is a holder of Bachelor of Theology degree (BTh) obtained from UNISA.
“I will put what I am gifted with, on the table, and therefore, uniquely, contribute in the wellness and moving the college from strength to strength” he pledges. Prof Mabuza will preside over a twelve-member council which was elected by family physicians. The twelve then elect a three-member executive, namely, the president, the secretary and the senator. His peers found him worthy of their votes, for which he is eternally grateful.
Among others, his duties involve representing the interests of family physicians at the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA), which is an umbrella body of all speciality colleges, in SA. He will also convene meetings of the college council at least once a year, acts as an adviser to the President CMSA, Senate and CMSA Officers, provide an annual college report for publication in the CMSA platforms and revise the panel of examiners of the college examinations triennially, for the guidance of the Examinations and Credentials Committee.
Family medicine, which is considered a cornerstone of primary health care, is a medical speciality that is dedicated to the provision of comprehensive health care to all people, of all ages.
He takes the torch of leadership at a very challenging time when the whole world is grappling with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. He is mindful of this and other challenges in the health care industry. He is however unfazed by these challenges. “My leadership will not be a one man show”, as I have a collective of leaders in their own right whose opinions will be valued and that will go a long way to enable the college to overcome any challenges.
By Maditsi Matlala
by Kegorapetse | Sep 22, 2020 | All News, Alumni
Dear May 2020 Graduate
Congratulations once again on your recent achievement.
Please be invited to collect your original diploma/ degree certificate from the Assessment and Certification Office on campus.
Be reminded to produce a copy of your ID/ passport when collecting.
Room N007, Ground Floor, Clinical Pathology Building, SMU
Should you assign someone to collect on your behalf, it is compulsory that they produce the following:
- letter of authorisation to collect on your behalf
- a copy of your ID
- a copy of the collector’s ID
For enquiries on this matter, please contact Ms Martha Jiyane, Head: Assessment and Certification Office, on martha.jiyane@smu.ac.za
by Kegorapetse | Aug 14, 2020 | All News, Alumni
SMU Alumni e-Newsletter: 1st Edition 2020 is now available for download.
More details can be accessed by following the download below:
Alumni-e-newsletter-july-29-V2
by Kegorapetse | Jul 23, 2020 | All News
Universities from across the United Kingdom (UK) have agreed new principles to tackle grade inflation, reconfirming the sector’s strong collective commitment to protect the value of qualifications.
This fresh commitment, published today by Universities UK and GuildHE [Tuesday 21 July 2020] on behalf of the UK Standing Committee for Quality Assessment (UKSCQA), outlines six new guiding principles as well as recommendations for universities when deciding the final degree classifications awarded to students.
These principles will be added to the UKSCQA statement of intent, which outlines specific commitments universities have made to ensure transparency, fairness and reliability in the way they award degrees.
More details, please follow this link: https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/news/Pages/Universities-agree-further-measures-to-tackle-grade-inflation-.aspx
