The Faculty of Health Sciences hosted the annual Health Education Research Day on Friday 26 October organized by the Education Development Unit. Fifteen presentations consisted of completed research projects, research in progress, teaching with technology and educational innovations.

The first prize was won by Elmi Badenhorst for her paper: Lecturers’ perceptions of first year health sciences students’ naive beliefs in Anatomy and Physiology.	Second prize was awarded to Dr Chivaugn Gordon for her paper: Musical symptoms, specimen roadshows and puzzle-pieces - a diary of interactive teaching and learning.	Winners of the third prize were A/Prof Cynthia Sikakana (above), Dr. Geney Gunston, Prof. Graham Louw, Ms Lorna Olckers andA/Prof Gonda Perez for their paper Adjustment of first-year UCT Faculty of Health Sciences students: Successes and challenges.

A/Prof Gonda Perez opened the event and Robert Prince delivered the keynote address on What the National Benchmark Tests say about FHS students, which resulted in active discussion and many questions. Prizes were awarded for the best research presented as judged by Prof Jennifer Jelsma. New additions this year were a workshop on Educational research methods in health professions education offered by Dr Nadia Hartman and a student session where two groups of students presented their projects.