SAMA - Prestigious award for former SAMA committee chair 18 September 2012

Prestigious award for former SAMA committee chair

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18 September 2012

Prestigious award for former SAMA committee chair

Professor Lufuno (Rudo) Mathivha, SAMA former board member and former chairperson of Education Science and Technology Committee has been awarded the most outstanding achievement, the SADC Intensive Care Unit Award.

A South African first for a female doctor to receive the Presidential Award of Critical Care Society in the Southern Africa region, the award worth acknowledging and celebrating. This award will go a long way in motivating all those aspiring to become academics in the field of Medicine.

“As the committee for Public Sector doctors, we are encouraged by her achievement and perseverance”, says Chairperson of the SAMA Board Committee for Public Sector Doctors Dr Phophi Ramathuba.

Prof Rudo as she is commonly known is currently the head of ICU at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital and is indeed an inspiration to all medical doctors.

Dr L Mbodi of the South African Registras Association (SARA) says, “from the interactions we had with Prof Rudo during my internship at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, I would describe her as “The iron lady”, a hands-on consultant, an HOD who was always willing to admit when wrong, welcomed suggestions from every member of the team and willing to be consulted and give advice at all times. Equally she is firm and very hard working. She rightly deserves this award."

The award recognises her as the most outstanding medical specialist in the SADC region.

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