Profile
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.
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Editorial 14 June 2020
Surgical care at rural district hospitals in low- and middle-income countries: an essential component of universal health coverage
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