14 Class of 2023 Medical Students Graduate Summa Cum Laude

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The class of 2023’s top Medical student is Dr Maseeha Ismael Bhorat, who was born in Polokwane but moved to Durban at the age of six.

She went to Crawford College La Lucia and is elated about her achievement.

Bhorat was amongst 14 other Medical students who made their families, friends and lecturers proud by graduating summa cum laude. They were: Drs Bevan Owen Abraham, Muhammad Irfaan Bhamjee, Jaydene Gallant, Parishka Govender, Kerusha Indurjeeth, Sejal Mahadeo, Kimera Maniram, Thembelihle Angel Maziya, Jade Karan Naidoo, Fatima-Zahra Osman Joosab, Tyrell Jordan Pillay, Diyajal Ramraj, and Ethan Cole Shunmugam.

‘It feels like coming to the end of a marathon, only to realise that it was merely a brief qualifying race for a much longer, tougher, endless run,’ said Yellowwood Park’s now “Dr Pillay” who was popular for his passion for art, music and sport at the Medical School.

Fifty-four of their peers completed the MBChB programme cum laude.

‘This is a remarkable achievement and we wish our graduates well in their internships and as they go into various areas of specialisation or private practice,’ said School of Clinical Medicine Interim Dean, Professor Leonard Marais.

The students were capped at UKZN’s prestigious Graduation ceremony which was held on 6 May on the Westville campus. It was all cheers when the new cohort of Medical doctors graduated.

Words: Lunga Memela

Photograph: Sethu Dlamini