On 9 May 2002 the Faculty of Health Sciences held a special assembly at the Baxter Theatre. This followed the findings of the Faculty of Health Sciences Truth and Reconciliation Research Process (2000-2002) to document the experiences of alumni of colour during this period. The process culminated in the Faculty Assembly in the spirit of reconciliation and the promise to nurture a more inclusive, just environment that a new charter was signed, as well as a new declaration for health care professionals. The latter is recited by students at graduation in lieu of the Hippocratic Oath.
Faculty of Health Sciences Culture Indaba: Application of the new language policy
The inaugural FHS Culture Indaba of the Transformation and Equity Committee was held last week, 28 August 2024, at the Neuroscience Institute. It was initiated as a space where key staff could meet to discuss and deeply think on a chosen...
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A moment of memory with dignity - Returning the sacred human remains of the Sutherland Nine to their people for burial
After an archiving audit of the University of Cape Town (UCT) Human Skeletal Collection in 2017, the university discovered that it had 11 skeletons in its collection that were unethically obtained by the institution in the 1920s.
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