Welcome to the Medical School, based at the Missionvale Campus in Gqeberha.
When the first 50 students set foot here in March 2021, it fulfilled a dream not only for the University but also for the area and communities around the campus, Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, the Eastern Cape province and our country. Our Medical School is intentionally being anchored on our Missionvale Campus in Gqeberha to contribute to urban renewal and regeneration for the benefit of our surrounding communities and the city. We are actively pursuing partnerships with local government, business, educational institutions, and public and private health service providers to promote access to comprehensive health services as part of an integrated health and education innovation precinct. Our aim is to develop and produce socially conscious medical doctors who can compete globally but who also have a deep passion to change the lives of poor communities.Through Vision 2030, Nelson Mandela University reaffirms its commitment to change the world through humanising educational opportunities, innovative and transdisciplinary research and transformative engagement.
A study entitled “The burden of hospital-acquired infections (HAI) in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis,” published in eClinicalMedicine (part of Lancet Discovery Science) has shown that 12.9% of patients admitted to hospital in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) contract deadly hospital-acquired infections.
As we navigate our journey at the medical school and within the Faculty, our goal is to successfully graduate composite health professionals who are equipped to serve our communities. This journey is inextricably linked to a larger national goal: achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for South Africa.
Sixty percent of Medical students in South Africa are from under-resourced families and it is very expensive to train doctors, says Nelson Mandela University’s Executive Dean of Health Sciences Professor Zukiswa Zingela.
Mr Sherwin King Assistant to the Director: Medical School Directors Office, 0119, 1st Floor, Science & Anatomy Centre Missionvale Campus Tel: 041 504 4040 Sherwin.King@mandela.ac.za
Mrs Laa’iqah Connelly Senior Academic Administrator 0117, 1st Floor, Building 529, Science & Anatomy Centre Missionvale Campus Tel: 041 504 1890 Megan.Connelly@mandela.ac.za