Local Organizing Committee

University of Zimbabwe Appointments

1. Joined the University of Zimbabwe in May 1998 as a Lecturer in Ophthalmology in the Department of Surgery
2. Promoted to Senior Lecturer grade in January 2002
3. Appointed Chairman, Department of Anatomy in April 2006 to 31 March 2009
4. Appointed Deputy Dean, College of Health Sciences in January 2007
5. Re-appointed Chairman, Department of Anatomy 16^th August 2010 to 15^th July 2013
6. Appointed Chairman of the newly formed Department of Ophthalmology – 1^st October 2010 to 30^th September 2013
7. Promoted to Associate Professor Grade on the 1^st of January 2012
8. Appointed Deputy Dean from 1^st April 2012 to 31^st March 2013
9. Re-appointed Chairman Department of Ophthalmology from 1^st October 2013 to 30^th September 2016
10. Appointed (entrusted) Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medical Education of Kosin University College of Medicine 2013
11. Appointed as Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences from 1^st January 2018 to 31^st December 2021

Other appointments:

1. Board Member for the Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe from January 2018.
2. Chairman of the Operations Committee of the Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe 2018.
3. Member of Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe Practice Control Committee from January 2018.
4. Member of Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe Education and Liaison Committee from January 2018.
5. Chairman of Joint Health Planning Committee of Ministry of Health and Child Care from January 2018.
6. Chairman of the Joint Research and Ethics Committee for University of Zimbabwe Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals January 2018.
7. Fellow of the Zimbabwe Academy of Sciences in College of Life Sciences (ZAS) from 1^st January 2022

Prices / Awards given:

1. 2001 December: Best clinical paper presented and best overall presentation price: University of Zimbabwe Medical School Annual Research Day. Paper presented: “Trend of ocular surface squamous neoplasia at Sekuru Kaguvi Eye Unit in Zimbabwe”.
2. 2013 appointed “Adjunct Professor” for Kosin University College of Medicine, South Korea to date.
3. 2017 Award by Later Day Saints Charities, US for philanthropic work in Zimbabwe.
4. 2017 August the Zimbabwe Medical Association Award in recognition of outstanding practice and service in Ophthalmology in Zimbabwe.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING (Non formal)

1. M.Sc. in Clinical Epidemiology with Newcastle Australia 1999 to 2003.
2. Regional Training Workshop on Ethical Issues In International Health Research, University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences, 25^th to 28^th August 2003.
3. Ophthalmological Society of South Africa Annual Congress (Cape Town) March 2013.
4. Health Education Advanced Leadership Programme in Zimbabwe (HEALZ) Faculty Development Training – (June 2013 second cohort) Completed July 2015.

Achievements during the first term as Dean:

1. Instrumental in the introduction of 7 new undergraduate training programmes in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
2. Instrumental in the introduction of 10 new postgraduate training programmes in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
3. Transformed and restructured the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences from the College of Health Sciences.
4. Initiated the construction of the Quinary Hospital and its satellite clinics (Oral Health Centre and Eye Health Centre)
5. Engagement of several partners through MOUs like PSMI for use of West End Clinic for clinical training.
6. Accreditation of all new programmes by Zimbabwe Council of Higher Education (ZimCHE).

Other notable achievements:

1. Published over 50 papers in scientific journals.
2. Successfully supervised 19 postgraduate research projects for MMed Ophthalmology candidates.
3. Instrumental in establishing the University of Zimbabwe Optometry training programme 2017.
4. Presented over 30 scientific papers at International Conferences and forums.