Vela Njisane

Vela Njisane

Medical Intern

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    MBChB, MMSc. Co-founder at Four Minute Medicine

  • Education

    • Harvard Medical School

      2017 - 2019
      Master of Medical Science in Medical Education

      Thesis Titled: Lessons Learned From Piloting an Early Version of a Locally Produced E-Learning Resource for Clinical-Year Medical Students: A Randomised Mixed Methods Study in Cape Town, South Africa

    • University of Cape Town

      2011 - 2016
      Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) Medicine
  • Experience

    • Department of Health South Africa

      Sept 2019 - Aug 2021
      Medical Intern

      Clinical Rotations include: General Surgery & Trauma (4 months), Internal Medicine (4 months), Obstetrics & Gynaecology (4 months), Anaesthetics (2 months), Orthopaedics (2 months), Psychiatry (1 month), Family medicine (3 months), and Paediatrics & Neonatology (4 months)

    • Four Minute Medicine

      Sept 2021 - now
      Co-Founder

      Four Minute Medicine is a medical education platform that helps medical schools better train their doctors by supporting blended and in-the-flow-of-work learning.

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Vela Njisane
      Top 3 Startup | SAIS Female Founder Demo Day 2021 SA Innovation Summit Sep 2021 Prizes included a Von Seidels brand audit and IP registration assistance; access to the Moolman Institute's 'Financial Modelling for Entrepreneurs' and 'Opportunity Assessment for Entrepreneurs and Innovators' course series; and Amazon Web Services activate benefits.
    • Awarded to Vela Njisane
      HIVE (Harvard GSE Innovation & Ventures in Education) Pitch competition Top 10 Finalist - 2019
    • Awarded to Vela Njisane
      Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge semi-finalist -
    • Awarded to Vela Njisane
      Harvard iLab’s Venture Incubation Program Membership -