We would like to invite you to join today's DFMPC and CHSE Professional Learning Series hosted by Dr. Anastasia Ugwuanyi, Senior Clinical Educator at the University of Witwatersrand. 📅: Tuesday, 12 September 2023 ⏰: 16:00-17:00 📍: bit.ly/3AqkFor #Wits #Witsforgood

On Friday, September 8, 2023, was the Staff Fun Day that took place at Digs Fields, located at the West Campus Braamfontein. The DFMPC staff had a blast socialising, braaiing, & dancing.Leading the Braaiing delegation in scrubs was Prof Cooke, our own HOD. #witsstaffwellnessweek

Join us for the final session of the DFMPC & CHSE Professional Learning Series for this year, which is being hosted by Prof Richard Cooke and Mrs Shirra Moch. Your feedback and reflections on what you learned from this series are all welcome. Link bit.ly/3AqkFor #Wits

We continue the critical conversation on professionalism in the health sciences, as relevant to the service and training contexts... Share your thoughts here: bit.ly/3t1gjUn #wits #SOCMResearchDay #Ubuntu #professionalism #culture #witsmedicalschool

Botlhale Orenstein Memorial Lecture | 12 October | Dr Max Price | Leading through change Time: 16h00 Venue: Teaching and Resource Centre, Health Sciences Building, 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg Register: forms.gle/qqdx2z2K6SsckK…

What exactly is a clinical associate? Listen to the Wits Division of Clinical Associates team as they offer a fantastic description of who they are and what they do. #ClinAweek #paweek #clinicalassociates #physicianassistant #PAsDoThat #ClinAsDoThat

Do you know when the role of a clinical associate first emerged in South Africa? Dr Collins Mba, a lecturer in the Family Medicine department and Wits Division of Clinical Associates staff, explains how this field got started. #paweek #clinicalassociates #BCMP #ClinAsDoThat #Wits

Listen to students in the Wits Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice (BCMP) programme as they discuss their favorite moments from the programme. 🙌🏽💙 🩺 #ClinAweek #paweek #clinicalassociates #physicianassistant #PAsDoThat #ClinAsDoThat #BCMP #students #Wits #witsforgood

Call for applications to the MSc (Med) and PhD programmes. The programmes are offered throughout the year with multiple intakes. For more information: bit.ly/3tuiK1Y Contact person: Dr Deidré Pretorius [email protected] #wits #msc #phd #familymedicine

The Department of Family Medicine & Primary Care would like to congratulate Ms. Daniela Sefora Goeieman for taking first place in the School of Clinical Medicine Research Day oral presentation on September 28, 2023. Link to conference presentations: bit.ly/45MD5x7 #wits

Highlights from the two-event programme hosted by the Wits Faculty of Health Sciences on October 12, 2023. This included a networking event for the academic disciplines of Health Systems Science and Medical & Health Humanities as well as the Botlhale Orenstein Memorial Lecture. #wits #witsfogood

🎖️Congratulations to our Faculty Dean, Prof Shabir Madhi on his appointment as an honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) by King Charles III. What an incredible acknowledgement! wits.ac.za/news/latest-ne… via Wits University

REMINDER⏰: Do you want to pivot into Health? Join our exciting BHSc Honours Programme in Health System Science. Admissions for 2024 are open and will close on 30 November 2023. This is your chance to join the Wits Community. Apply here: rb.gy/5qfe2 #WitsForGood

The Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care would like to congratulate Dr. Deidré Pretorius and Dr. John Musonda for being elected to serve from 2023–2026 on the Council of the South African Academy of Family Physicians: SAAFP. To read more about the announcement: bit.ly/3FQ28F2 #familymedicine #wits

Gauteng Department of Health invites all prospective students from disadvantaged communities who are interested in studying Medicine in Cuba for 2024 intake #GrowingGautengTogether #AsibeHealthyGP City of Tshwane GCIS Tshwane

This year the Cohort 6 of WITS-NMFC students had a 3-day workshop covering a wide range of topics from Vertical transmission Prevention (VTP) to updates in the 2023 ART clinical guidelines and addressing the double burden of HIV and TB. #TB #HIV #AIDS #wits #dfmpc #witsforgood

Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Standard Bank ZA, the Department of Family Medicine & Primary Care on behalf of the #Wits School of Clinical Medicine hosted a dinner for the fifth cohort of Nelson Mandela Fidel Castro students on December 8, 2023. #SBLovesSummer💙 #SBLove💙

Dr. Joel Francis, senior researcher at Wits Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, discusses alcohol use in Curiosity's 16th issue, titled 'Cheers to SA's Most Pervasive Drug'. #Wits #WitsForGood #ResearchForGood #InnovationForGood Read more: shorturl.at/nxCJ7

Recently, Prof Olufemi Omole, Academic Head of the Division of Family Medicine, with the support of Prof Richard Cooke, Head of the Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, hosted joint-appointees from district hospitals and NGOs to thank them for their ongoing support.

We love receiving updates from our alumni...! Wits-NMFC alumni best performing interns: Dr Jessica Mabobo- Dr Yusuf Dadoo District Hospital Dr. Khotso Peace Mosenjane- JST Hospital Dr Pogiso M. Maebaneng- Mokopane Hospital Congratulations on these amazing achievements! #Wits