Dr A Ross
Person |
Dr Andrew Ross |
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Telephone |
+27 (0)31 260 2708 |
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Campus |
Howard College |
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Research Interests |
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Designation |
Principal Specialist and Senior lecturer |
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Biosketch |
I am currently working in the Family Medicine department as a Principal Specialist in Family Medicine. I am responsible for coordinating the post graduate MMed (Family Medicine) registrar training program and the final year Family Medicine seven week block. I am registered for a PhD through the Department of Education and will be looking at “The educational journey of rural origin health care professionals”. I have a research interest in rural health care delivery. Previous experience Name of hospital: St Mary’s Hospital & Department of Rural Health, Nelson Mandela School of Medicine Post: Principal Medical Officer February 2003- September 2003
Name of hospital: Mosvold Hospital Post: Medical Superintendent June 1997 – Dec 2002
Name of hospital: Mosvold Hospital Position held: Senior – Principal Medical Officer Jan 1990 – June 1997 * Acting Medical Superintendent Aug 1992-May 1995 * Community Medical officer Jan 1996- June 1997 * Regional AIDS Co-ordinator – Region E – May 1996 – June 1997
Name of Hospital: Conradie Hospital (August 1989-December 1989) Position held Senior Medical officer – initially in OPD and then in General surgery
Name of hospital: Khayelitsha day hospital (Feb 1999- July 1999) Position held Senior Medical officer
Name of Hospital: Red Cross Hospital (July 1988-January 1889) Position held Senior Medical officer in paediatrics
Name of Hospital: Baragwanath hospital (Jan – June 1988) Position held Senior Medical officer in Department of Medicine
Name of Hospital: Bethal Hospital, Bethal (Jan –December 1987) Position held: Medical officer
Name of Hospital: Coronation Hospital (Jan-Dec 1986) Position held: Intern (4 months in medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics and gynaecology)
Achievements:
Special Appointments:
GeneralPresent outside interests: Reading, Walking Membership of professional bodies: Health Professional Council of SA Medical Protection Society Academy of Family Practice Rural Doctors Associations
Founder member Friends of Mosvold Trust 1995 Trustee FOM 1995- 2001, 2008 – currently
Founder member Friends of Mosvold scholarship scheme 1998 Principle fund raiser FOM SS 1998 – 2008
Currently supervising a number of postgraduate masters research projects and working towards a PhD protocol.
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List of Publications |
· Rural scholarship schemes: A solution to the human resource crisis in rural district hospitals? Ross A, Couper ID. SAFP . 2004;46(1)
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