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Welcome to the School of Public Health and Family Medicine
The School of Public Health and Family Medicine is a strong multidisciplinary department in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town.
Results of the School Language survey out!
An online survey of languages spoken in the School was conducted during Feb 2018. More than 250 staff and students responded. The results speak to the remarkable linguistic diversity across the School: 57% of respondents were staff and 43% students
President of Convocation Medal (2017) awarded to Dr Sophia Kisting Cairncross
Honorary occupational medicine specialist, Dr Sophia Kisting Cairncross, was awarded the President of Convocation Medal at the graduation ceremony held 5 April 2018.
Dr Sophia Kisting-Cairncross delivers keynote address in tribute to Jock McCulloch
The Occupational Medicine Division hosted a seminar and exhibition in honour of historian, Jock McCulloch on 17 May 2018. Dr Sophia Kisting-Cairncross, honorary occupational medicine consultant in the Division delivered the keynote address.
A website and app for the Deaf
Fourth-year medical students are developing an app that they are hoping will improve the lives of deaf patients using healthcare facilities – and their understanding of common diseases.


 

News

Friday, 20 July 2018
Maths boot camp

On 13 & 14 April the Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research (CIDER) and the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics hosted a maths boot camp for 40 grade 11 learners from Gugulethu’s Fezeka High School.

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Publication Date:
Monday, April 23, 2018 - 09:15
President of Convocation Medal (2017) awarded to Dr Sophia Kisting-Cairncross

Honorary occupational medicine specialist in our School, Dr Sophia Kisting Cairncross, was awarded the President of Convocation Medal (2017) at the graduation ceremony held on 5 April 2018.

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Publication Date:
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 - 11:30
SPH&FM epidemiologists on the international stage

Several early-stage researchers in the Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics in the School presented their work at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in March 2018.

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Publication Date:
Wednesday, April 4, 2018 - 09:15
Results of the SPH&FM language survey are out!

During February 2018, the SPH&FM conducted an online survey of languages spoken in the School. More than 250 staff and students responded.

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Publication Date:
Tuesday, April 3, 2018 - 09:15

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School of Public Health and Family Medicine
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Cape Town
Observatory, 7925
South Africa

Telephone number
+27 21 406 6300

Facsimile
+27 21 406 6459

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