qualifications: MMed(FamMed)
position: Program coordinator of Ukwanda Rural Clinical School of Stellenbosch University
department: Global Health
South Africa
I am a family physician and the program coordinator of the Worcester Rural Clinical School in South Africa. For 12 years I practiced as a rural generalist doctor in a 70 bed hospital and in 2013 I joined the Worcester Rural Clinical School team. In 2017 I took over the coordination of the longitudinal integrated clerkship and the rotation based program at the RCS. I am a bi-lateral amputee and I enjoy hiking, mountain biking and swimming in the sea. I am currently involved with: A research project tracking of the WRCS graduates and documenting their intentions to practice rural or in urban settings.
Editorial 14 June 2020
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11th Biennial Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress (PRIDoC) 2024, 2–6 December 2024, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, Australia
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Te Tāreitanga: Evolving understanding of health workforce research, 9 December 2024, Dunedin, NZ, and online
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4th International Indigenous Health & Wellbeing Conference 2025, 16–19 June 2025, Adelaide Convention Centre, Kaurna Country, Australia
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