Health Sciences Teaching and Learning Office

Health Sciences Teaching and Learning Office is an academic support unit based in South Africa, embedded within a university faculty of health sciences. Established to strengthen health professions education, it functions as an institutional office dedicated to curriculum development, interprofessional training, and educational innovation across multiple clinical disciplines.

Its research portfolio reflects strong engagement in child mortality surveillance through the CHAMPS network, with emphasis on postmortem minimally invasive tissue sampling, pneumonia, meningitis, malnutrition, neural tube defects, and invasive group B Streptococcus. The work advances precise cause of death attribution, pathogen identification, vaccine-relevant immunology, and health systems improvement in low resource settings.

A parallel focus on interprofessional education and curriculum integration highlights leadership in aligning competencies across health programs. Publications demonstrate strengths in global child health, infection control, diagnostic accuracy, and policy relevant evidence, positioning the office as a key contributor to improving clinical training and reducing preventable childhood deaths.