Juanita Bezuidenhout and Ben van Heerden Appointed to Medical and Dental Board of Health Professions Council of South Africa

Published on July 31, 2022

Juanita Bezuidenhout, M.B.Ch.B., M.Med., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Anatomical Pathology
Stellenbosch University and National Health Laboratory Services
Tygerberg, South Africa

Ben van Heerden, M.B.Ch.B., M.Sc., M.Med.
Professor and Director, Centre for Health Sciences Education
Stellenbosch University
Tygerberg, South Africa

Congratulations to Juanita Bezuidenhout (PHIL 2005) and Ben van Heerden (PHIL 2006), who were recently appointed to the Medical and Dental Board of the Health Professions Council of South Africa. Ben was also elected as the Chairperson of the Undergraduate Education and Training Subcommittee of the Board and Juanita as a member of the Postgraduate Education and Training Subcommittee (Medical).

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