Dr Shalote Chipamaunga

Shalote Chipamaunga is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Health Professions Education, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe. Prior to this, she held a similar position at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa where she obtained her PhD in Medical Education. For the past 14 years, Shalote has combined her background in nursing, midwifery and adult education to monitor and improve the quality of teaching and learning in health professions education. For this role, she leads faculty development programmes to keep staff up to date with developments in education.

She has been instrumental in the conceptualisation and introduction of new programmes and, of note, is a Master’s in Health Professions Education which commenced in 2022 at the University of Zimbabwe. Shalote was a thought leader in the design and introduction of a Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences degree which now serves as an entry point for health professions undergraduate education at the University.

Shalote has acquired competencies in planning and implementation of interprofessional education (IPE) programmes involving health sciences under-graduate programmes. At Wits University, she was instrumental in the design, introduction, and implementation of an integrating course for first year undergraduate students. Students were introduced to integrative approaches and work on projects in interprofessional groups. Teamwork was the norm and there was evidence of appreciation of each other’s roles and responsibilities and better communication amongst the different disciplines.

Shalote has great interest in research related to teaching and learning. With expertise in mixed methods and qualitative research, she has published in peer-reviewed journals and contributed to a chapter in a book. As a result of the impact of COVID-19, Shalote conceptualised and led a multi-institution research of 8 universities from 6 countries in Southern Africa to promote technology enhanced health professions education.