Fellows in our midst ....
Dr Liesl Zuhlke has being made a Fellow of the
European Society of Cardiology. The diploma is
conferred during the congress each year. The
Fellowship of the European Society of Cardiology
(FESC) is an internationally-recognised,prestigious
position, confirmed by the FESC diploma, for
excellent clinical cardiologists and cardiovascular
scientists with a deep interest and knowledge of cardio-vascular medicine.
PG Diploma Graduate ....
Dr Brenda Morrow will be graduating with a PG
Diploma in Health Research Ethics from the
University of Stellenbosch. Brenda did outstandingly
in this course, attaining the top mark in her class and
completing with distinction.
NRF Y2 Rating ....
Dr Carol Hlela, Paediatric Dermatologist at RCH, has
been given a Y2 rating by the NRF, as a promising
young researcher. A Y2 rating is awarded to a young
researcher who is recognised as having the potential
to establish themselves as a researcher of
considerable standing.
Adhominem Promotion ....
Dr Chris Scott has been promoted ad hominem to
Associate Professor at UCT.
South African Thoracic Society GSK Research Award
Dr Shrish Budree has been awarded the 2014 South
African Thoracic Society GSK Research Fellowship
for his study "Nutrition, micronutrient deficiency and
childhood pneumonia in the first year of life in a
South African birth cohort" Dr Budree will be
investigating the relationship between nutrition and
pneumonia in the Drakenstein Study towards his PhD.