Session

Earlier this month, Wits RHI’s young researchers had the privilege of attending the first Rising Stars session hosted Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) to help early- and mid-career researchers gain vital insight into networking, career progression, and accessing funding. The theme for the evening was, Creating Connections, Building Bridges.

The session hosted experienced researchers such as Prof Bavesh Kana, Prof Mosa Moshabela, and Dr Nina Russell to talk about their careers, mentors, and the thematic lessons they learned through their experiences These inspirational stories inspired the young researchers, and there were many valuable lessons to be learnt Representatives from BMGF and

SA MRC gave insight into the opportunities for young researchers to access research funding and grants

The researchers had the opportunity to practice the networking skills that they had picked up from the talks and this was the foundation for virtual networking where young researchers could connect across the country

A group of Wits RHI’s rising stars was extremely grateful to have had the opportunity to participate in this event. The young rising stars from Wits RHI were:

• Glory Chidumwa

• Roisin Elizabeth Drysdale

• Lisa Mills

• Mpho Moji

• Jean le Roux

Professor Ivor Douglas on co-edits a textbook on critical care

Congratulations to Professor Ivor Douglas (MBBCh, 1990) who co-edited the fifth edition of the textbook “Principles of critical care“.

Professor Douglas is an esteemed published researcher and critical care expert

He says as textbook sceptics, him and his co-authors have endeavoured to revise and update the core text as a highly readable, accessible and usable reference for critical care specialists, and affiliated disciplines