by Kegorapetse | Jun 18, 2019 | SMU Media
Mr. Sebastian Grimm a fifth year student from the Medical University of Vienna in Austria arrived in South Africa to do an elective at the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University. His elective was spread over three months, with his first month spent in Psychiatry, the second and third months in Paediatrics, as well as Anaesthesiology in that order.
In these three months spent in the country, he came into contact and worked with psychiatric patients at the Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital where he got acquainted to bipolar, schizophrenia and depression cases.
While based at the Paediatric ward at the Dr. George Mukhari Academic Hospital where his focus was now on children presenting with Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV, working with other students, Mr. Grimm was able to amongst other things prepare briefing notes to doctors. Furthermore, the student was also exposed to young patients with heart conditions.
Remarking on his whole experience he said, “the whole elective programme was awesome. It was very interesting to observe how operations are carried out in South Africa. The doctors are well trained to deal with all kinds of emergencies. They do not let inadequate facilites discourage them. They always know how to make up for such inadequacies. They are well rounded and resourceful professionals”, emphasized Grimm.
Grimm said that he was very grateful for the opportunity afforded him to have professional interactions with the patients who confided in him about their health issues. As he prepared to leave, he thanked the staff and students of SMU who were very warm and helpful to him, as a foreign student. The perceptions he had that South Africa is unsafe have been debunked and that is the message he will spread in his country Germany.
by Kegorapetse | Jun 10, 2019 | All News, Opinions
SMU is today hosting international visitors from the University of Nottingham – a UK based institution to crystallize the collaboration between the two Universities on Gender Based Violence issues.
Deputy Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Youth and People with Disabilities Professor Hlengiwe Mkhize lauded both institutions for the initiative.
In her address to those present, Prof Mkhize emphasised the need for collaborations among institutions as they serve as critical agencies of change. She further said that as a country, South Africa has done a lot of work in ensuring that progressive legislations are in place to deal with the scourge of Gender Based Violence, however decried the continuous presence of cases of date rape affecting young women in particular students as well as corrective rape mainly experienced by members of the LGBTQI community.
She further denounced the rising numbers of femicide and called for action by law enforcement agencies and encouraged victims to report the cases. ” A number of parents have lost their daughters in the hands of their lovers. In most cases evidence based information is required to successfully deal with such instances and I want to encourage institutions to get this right through research initiatives and understanding the dynamics of social phenomena as this will greatly help society”, said the Deputy Minister.
Speaking on behalf of the University, the Deputy Vice Chancellor responsible for Research Prof Ayo-Yusuf thanked the University of Nottingham for choosing SMU. He said collaborations are mutually dependent and appealed to more international partners to walk with SMU to make an impact in society.
The international visitors are hosted by the University Nursing Department and will be with the University until 12 July 2019.
By Phaladi Seakgwe
by Kegorapetse | Jul 31, 2018 | SMU Media, statements
Media Alert
31 July 2018
For Immediate Release
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) will host Prof Bongani Mayosi’s Memorial Service
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) will host the Memorial Service of the late Prof Bongani Mayosi. The members of the media are hereby informed about the memorial service of the late Prof Bongani Mayosi. The late Prof Mayosi was the dean of the faculty of health sciences, University of Cape Town (UCT), a world-renowned researcher and a scholar. Prof Mayosi collaborated with SMU on various medical research projects. Further to that, he supported the University with training of subspecialist at Groote Schuur hospital. The memorial service will be held on Thursday 2 August 2018, at the Sports Complex, SMU, Ga-Rankuwa, and Pretoria at 15h00.
The provisional programme of the memorial service is as follows:
- Opening and Welcome: Prof Chris de Beer, SMU Vice-Chancellor
- Purpose of the day: MEC Dr Gwen Ramokgopa/Deputy Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla
Speakers:
- Prof Pindile Mntla, SMU
- Prof Green Thompson, University of the Witwatersrand
- Prof Mofolo/Baloyi, University of the Free State (UOFS)
- Prof Mokgokong / Prof Rantloane, University of Pretoria (UP)
- Prof Mike Sathekge, President, College of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA)
- Prof Velaphi, Medical Research Council (MRC)
- Dr Kgosi Letlape, Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
- Friends/Colleagues/Students: Dr Martin Mpe, Dr Zweli Mkhize
- Student, SMU SRC President
- Eulogy, Prof Luvhengo, University of the Witwatersrand
- Vote of thanks, Dr Pooe
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by Kegorapetse | Jan 4, 2018 | SMU Media
Details on how the 2018 registration arrangements will be implemented at SMU can be accessed by following this link: 2018-Registration-Arrangements
by Kegorapetse | Sep 11, 2017 | SMU Media
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) academics have been elected to serve on the senate of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA) for the next triennium (2017 – 2020).
The CMSA senate has 62 members and SMU is represented by six academics from their various colleges (approx. 10% of the senate). Those elected are:
- Prof E Osuch (College of Clinical Pharmacologists)
- Prof M H Motswaledi (College of Dermatologists) & College President (Dermatologists)
- Prof G A Ogunbanjo (College of Family Physicians) & Honorary Registrar of the CMSA
- Prof D S Magazi (College of Neurologists)
- Prof M Z Koto (College of Surgeons) & College President (Surgeons)
- Prof S B A Mutambirwa (College of Urologists)
Congratulations and a special thank you to our academics for availing themselves to serve and putting SMU on the map via their various specialist colleges on the CMSA senate
