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Contact information


mary.gouws@trinity.ox.ac.uk

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Supervisors

Prof Mike English

Mary Gouws

DPhil Student of Clinical Medicine

Education

MSc in International Health and Tropical Medicine (distinction): University of Oxford, 2023-2024.

MBChB (first class honours): University of Cape Town, South Africa, 2015-2020.

Previous Experience

Visiting research student at Mahidol-Oxford Research Unit, April-July 2024.

Community Service Medical Officer (Senior House Officer), Motherwell Community Health Centre, Gqeberha, South Africa, Jan – Oct 2023.

Intern Medical Doctor, Livingstone Hospital Complex, Gqeberha, South Africa, 2021 – 2022.

DPhil Thesis (viva pending)

Mary's thesis will focus on understanding and optimising patient referral systems within the South African healthcare system. She will investigate the implementation and impact of technologies and processes that enhance the continuity of patient care across all levels of healthcare. Mary is supported by a Rhodes Scholarship.

Team: Health systems collaborative (HSC)

Address:

Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford,

Level 50, The Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research,

South Parks Road,

Oxford, OX1 3SY

UK