Liesl Visser
Contact Faculty +971 43838687Liesl Visser is a South African qualified consultant Family Physician with more than 10 years clinical and education experience. She is passionate about nurturing doctors for the future and advancing medical education, with a focus not just on intellectual development but also emotional intelligence and personal growth.
Academic Appointments
Phase 3 Co-Director for Curriculum and Students at College of Medicine
Mohammed Bin Rashid University, Dubai Health, Dubai, UAE.
Year 4 Lead at College of Medicine
Mohammed Bin Rashid University, Dubai Health, Dubai, UAE
Assistant Professor: Family of Medicine; Family Medicine Lead in College of Medicine
Mohammed Bin Rashid University, Dubai Health, Dubai, UAE
Honorary Lecturer, Department of Family, Community and Emergency Care
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Senior Lecturer and Senior Specialist: Family Medicine, Department of Family, Community and Emergency Care
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Honorary Lecturer, Department of Family Medicine
MEDUNSA, South Africa
Professional Education
Fellow: Leadership in Health Professions Education
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Post Graduate Diploma in Health Professions Education
University of Cape Town, South Africa
M Med Family Medicine (Cum Laude)
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
MBChB, University of Stellenbosch
South Africa
Honors and Awards
External Examiner: PG Diploma in Family Medicine
University of Cape Town
External Examiner: BM4021 Professional Competencies 1; BM4022 Professional Competencies 2
University of Limerick
Honorary Lecturer in Family Medicine
University of Cape Town
Finalist: Distinguished Teacher Award
University of Cape Town
Afrikaans Medical Expert for National Radio stations on Covid-19
Honorary Lecturer: Specialty in Family Medicine: MEDUNSA/ Sefako Makgatho Health Science University
Publications
Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations
- Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)
- South African Academy of Family Physicians (SAAFP)
- The Rural Doctors Association of Southern Africa (RuDASA)
- South African Association of Health Educationalists (SAAHE)
- Medical Protection Society (MPS)
- World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA)
Research interests
- Medical Education: Analysing current practices, exploring alternatives, reflecting on applicability and updating practices in medical education
- Emotional Intelligence and Communication skills: In the day and age of AI, this is what sets up apart in the medical field. Yet, you can’t give from an empty vessel and thus my interest in nurturing EI in students
- Quality Improvement in the Clinical setting: With ongoing opportunities to do what do better, more effective or more reliable, this is an ongoing exploration to improving health care and service-delivery
Clinical and Community Service
- Ongoing private clinical Family Medicine practice in South Africa: online consultations and in-person service 4-monthly
- Peer reviewer for Medical Journals: Frontiers in Medicine, SAFP, PHCFM
