Speaker bio: Shirra Moch

Shirra Moch is currently the acting head of the Centre for Health Science Education (CHSE) in the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand. She leads the faculty development programme, which provides the opportunity for staff to enhance their skills as lecturers; through ad hoc workshops to more formal qualifications such as the postgraduate diploma in health sciences education. She holds a Master’s degree in Education from Wits in the field of University Teaching, but began her career with the University as a lecturer in Pharmacology in 1989. Over her 30-year career she has taught a wide range of disciplines: nurses, physiotherapists, dentists, pharmacists, health sciences and medical students. She was the Vice-Chair of the IUPHAR-Ed, the education section of the International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology from 2014 – 2018 and now holds a position on the IUPHAR-Ed council. In her CHSE role, Shirra is enthusiastic about assisting staff members to extend their expertise in curriculum development, assessment of student learning and to develop excellent teaching practice.