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Overview of Division
The Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care focuses on education, research, and service delivery. At an undergraduate level, the Division is instrumental to teaching and training on primary health care and district health services for the MBChB programme. At a postgraduate level the Division trains specialists in family medicine and has PhD, MPhil, and Diploma programmes. Key research interests are non-communicable diseases, community-orientated primary care, and family medicine education. Many of the staff are joint staff with the Department of Health and Wellness and are engaged with service delivery as well as policy development.

Term: Permanent, external funding dependent

Duties:
Clinical training of undergraduate MBChB students
Coordinates middle phase medical student clinical rotation
Assists with coordination of late phase medical student clinical rotations
Contributes to development and later coordination of modules within the new MBChB curriculum and in particular the final year Distributed Apprenticeship clinical rotation
Provides clinical training and clinical teaching on family medicine and primary health care
Support the Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Collaborates in applied research projects
Support assessments of students as needed
Support teaching of other students as needed, including postgraduate students
Requirements:
Registered as a medical practitioner with the HPCSA
At least 3-years clinical experience in family medicine, district health services or primary health care
Ability to effectively coordinate teams of people and complex projects
Proven excellent communication skills and interpersonal relations
Recommendations:
Qualification in health professions education or family medicine
Experience of clinical training or clinical teaching
Experience of participating in or performing research
Commencement of duties : 1 January 2024
Closing date: 31 July 2023
Enquiries regarding the job content: Prof. B Mash 021 938 9170 or rm@sun.ac.za
Enquiries regarding remuneration/benefits as well as technical assistance with the electronic application process: Human Resources Division, Tygerberg Campus on 021 938 9636.
To apply on line https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Pages/careers.aspx

Daily Maverick Article 

Given the many benefits of including family physicians in primary healthcare and district hospital teams, it is surprising that most provinces have so far missed the opportunity to strengthen their services in this way.

By Prof Bob Mash

A practical, ‘how to’ guide of medical procedures conducted by family physicians
• Covers basic principles, equipment required and detailed explanation of medical procedures
• Simple, clear line drawings outline important skills
• Comprehensive and up-to-date coverage

Print ISBN: 978-0-627-03979-9

eBook ISBN: 978-0-627-039805

Publication date:  February 2023