Overview
To enable and support the process of transformation the Health Sciences Faculty has established various strategic structures and roles, which are seen as critical to overseeing, driving, implementing, monitoring and evaluating activities, programmes, and processes that work towards achieving the Faculty’s transformative goals, as described in the FHS Transformation Framework document.
Transformation and Equity Committee (TEC)
The F-TEC operates according to it’s terms of reference (TOR) as an advisory committee to address the following overall strategic goals:
- Making the faculty a representative institution in terms of its profile of academic and support staff, and of its student body.
- Developing a zero-tolerance to bullying, discrimination and harassment, especially sexual and gender-based violence (GBV)
- Promote an engaging Faculty culture which enables student and staff wellness by supporting decolonisation and developing mutually beneficial accountable mentorship
- Facilitating transformative staff and student recruitment, staff retention and development
The vision of the FHS is to facilitate the transformation process within the Faculty and to create a sustainable set of changes in culture and policies.
Specific areas in which the F-TEC activities are organised, include:
- Student Wellness
- Staff Wellness
- Faculty Culture
- Employment Equity
F-TEC 2022 Committee Members
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Committee Members |
Department |
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Natashia Muna |
Health Sciences Education; Co-chair |
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Olufunke Alaba |
Public Health & Family Medicine; Co-chair |
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Vacant |
FHS Transformation Coordinator |
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Siv Greyson |
GBV Advocate |
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Vacant |
Servicing Officer |
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Collet Dandara |
IIDMM; Invited |
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Lillian Artz |
Gender Health and Justice Unit; Invited |
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Richard Naidoo |
Pathology; Invited |
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Pumza Nongena |
SLAO-AC; Invited |
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Feryal Adams |
FHS HR BP Rep |
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Caitlin Davids |
HSSC Rep |
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Moses Isiagi |
Postgraduate Rep |
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Vacant |
Postdoctoral Rep |
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Cheryl Wyngard |
Anaesthesia & Preoperative Medicine |
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Taahira Goolam Hoosen |
Health Science Education |
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Lucretia Petersen |
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences |
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Tinashe Mustsvangwa |
Human Biology |
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Christel de Beer |
Institute for Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine |
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Muki Shey |
Institute for Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine |
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Fezile Khumalo |
Integrative Biomedical Sciences |
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Sipho Dlamini |
Medicine |
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Nomonde Mbatani |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
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Aneesa Vanker |
Paediatrics and Child Health |
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Jai Jayakumar |
Pathology |
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Nyari Chigorimbo-Tsikiwa |
Pathology |
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Itumeleng Ntatamala |
Public Health and Family Medicine |
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Carmelita Sylvester |
Public Health and Family Medicine |
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Ereshia Benjamin |
Psychiatry and Mental Health |
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Qonita Said-Hartely |
Radiation Medicine |
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Stuart More |
Radiation Medicine |
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Tshilidzi van der Lecq |
Surgery (Ophthalmology) |
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Rodgers Manganyi |
Surgery (Cardiothoracic) |
Transformation Coordinator
Established in 2021, the role of the Transformation Coordinator is situated within the office of the Deputy Dean for Social Accountability and Transformation. The purpose of this position is to assist the Deanery to operationalize the strategic planning, implementation, overall management of Transformation Projects within FHS.
Professional Standards Committee (PSC)
The role of the PSC is both proactive and reactive. It includes promoting awareness of professional standards among staff and students, receiving allegations of unprofessional behaviour within the service-learning environment, and supporting and advising those who speak out against unprofessional behaviour. Read more