Cum laude graduate, Dr Eileen van der Westhuizen.Studying for a Medical degree is a huge challenge in itself but the load got really heavy for Dr Eileen van der Westhuizen when out of the blue she experienced a devastating hearing impairment midway through her course.
PhD graduate, Dr Josephine Ibu.
Dr Ishq Pramchand (left) and Dr Ra’Eesa Mohamed-Yunus graduate with their MBChB degrees summa cum laude.
Dr Nkosinothando Chamane graduated with a PhD in Public Health Medicine.
Master’s degree in Medical Science graduate, Mrs Kogielambal Perumaul.Perceptions of Female Patients with Newly-Diagnosed Breast Cancer at Durban’s Addington Hospital was the subject of research which earned social worker, Mrs Kogielambal Perumaul a Master’s degree in Medical Science.
Dr Helena van Oers graduated with a PhD in Family Medicine.
Summa cum laude graduate, Ms Kelsey Swanepoel.
Dr Herbert Melariri received a PhD in Public Health.
Bachelor of Dental Therapy top achievers. 
Dr Michelle Smith graduated with a PhD in Health Sciences (Surgery).A medical condition robbed KwaZulu-Natal surgeon Dr Michelle Smith of her ability to perform surgery but could not stop her from continuing to contribute to the field of surgery or from graduating from UKZN with a PhD in Health Sciences (Surgery)!
Doctoral graduate Dr Pule Moabi (left) with his supervisor, Professor Fikile Mtshali.Investigations by a Mosotho student resulted in the development of a model to guide the implementation of Simulation-Based Education (SBE) in under-resourced Nursing Education Institutions in Lesotho using an explanatory mixed-methods approach.
Dr Prabashni Manickum graduated with a PhD in Philosophy (Surgery).
Ms Suvishka Barath received her Bachelor of Audiology degree cum laude.
Dr Santhanalakshmi Gengiah graduated with a PhD in Public Health Medicine.The effectiveness of Quality Improvement (QI) methods in enhancing the integration of HIV and TB services as well as which organisational contextual factors heighten the success of QI initiatives were investigated in a doctoral thesis.
Sport Science cum laude graduates, Ms Sohana Anandavasagar (left) and Ms Melissa Munsami.
Dr Anesu Marume graduated with a PhD in Public Health Medicine.A lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe in Harare graduated from UKZN with a PhD in Public Health Medicine for his study of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) child growth standards in height-for-age monitoring.
