About
The South African Clinician Scientists Society
The South African Clinician Scientists Society (SACSS), is a scientific society, for clinician scientists, a new cadre of doctors and healthcare professionals, with additional training in research and basic sciences. This was part of a vision that was inspired by the late Professor Bongani Mayosi, and recommended by ASSAF, to develop 1000 doctors with PhDs in South Africa. We have observed that South Africa’s healthcare and medical knowledge base has considerably lower research outputs within our Pan-African context in comparison to first world counterparts. As part of the solution to these low research activities, we have developed an organisational programme that engages with clinicians to improve research competencies, strengthen the production of evidence-based knowledge, and the development of research-driven health solutions. The launch of the society was led by Prof Salome Maswime in 2018, and the society now has members in 8 South African universities.
