Profile of Professor Gboyega Ogunbanjo

Professor Gboyega A Ogunbanjo graduated from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos Nigeria in 1982. He trained and graduated as a specialist family physician at the Medical University of Southern Africa (MEDUNSA) - now University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), Pretoria. He holds fellowships of the College of the Family Practitioners of South Africa - FCFP (SA), Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine - FACRRM, Australasian College of Tropical Medicine - FACTM, and South African Academy of Family Practice - FAFP(SA).

He is the recipient of the University Senate Award for Research Excellence in 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2005 for the 'best research output' - clinical. He is currently the Deputy Dean: Research in the Faculty of Medicine, and the Interim Director: Research and Partnerships, University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), Pretoria South Africa. He is presently - President of the College of Family Practitioners of South Africa.

Research activities:

• Has over one hundred and five publications in local and international peer-reviewed medical journals including book chapters
• Has been research supervisor for over 50 M Med (Family Medicine) postgraduate students, of which 40 have completed their Masters degrees in Family Medicine at the University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), South Africa.
• External examiner (research & exam) to the departments of Family Medicine at Universities of Witwatersrand, Cape Town, Pretoria, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Walter Sisulu and College of Family Practitioners of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA)
• Co-researcher: Coping strategies of health personnel project in collaboration with Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp Belgium (1996 - 1998)
• Project co-director: South Africa / Australia Joint Links Project 402:2000 (AusAid) - JCU Australia, Medunsa and DOH, Mpumalanga (2000 - 2001).

Editorial activities:

• Associate Editor: South African Family Practice Journal
• Editor: Transactions of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA)
• Associate Editor: International Journal of Medicine (IJM), United Kingdom
• International editorial board member: Primary Health Care Journal (PHCJ) UK
• Member: Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine Oxford, United Kingdom
• Contributing editor: ecpdsa on-line health resources for Continuing Professional Development of medical doctors in South Africa.

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