Wouter Basson teaching at Stellenbosch

[LazyLion]

I emailed the dean yesterday and this was his reply:

Can you repost the text here please? Thanks.

 

[FoXtroT]

Can you repost the text here please? Thanks.

Sure sorry, I see now its really small.

I can confirm that Dr Wouter Basson is NOT involved in any capacity in the lecturing or tutoring of students in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS). He has never been appointed by or employed by the FMHS in any capacity.

As part of a project in partnership with Mediclinic, limited numbers of fourth and fifth year medical students are able to complete their four-week long internal medicine rotations at Mediclinic hospitals, and receive clinical training from private sector doctors.

The specialists at Mediclinic receive accreditation by the FMHS to be able to train and supervise students. When the Durbanville Mediclinic was accredited as a training site, accreditation was also given to a group of doctors to act as clinical supervisors. In his capacity as a private doctor who works in a Mediclinic hospital, Dr Basson was accredited as a clinical supervisor as part of this group. His contact with students was limited to the provision of some tutorials on the electrocardiogram.

After he was found guilty by the HPCSA, the FMHS withdrew Dr Basson’s accreditation.

Kind regards,
Prof Jimmy Volmink
BSc, MBChB, DCH, FRCP, MPH, DPhil, MASSAf Dean / Dekaan

 

[Fulcrum29]

http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2015/11/16/Storm-over-Basson-tutoring

In 2013, the Health Professions Council of SA found Basson guilty of unprofessional conduct on four charges related to his role in the apartheid security apparatus.

"It is immoral for the university to be associated with Basson and allow someone who carried out biological warfare to make contact with students," said Simone Cupido, the movement's spokesman.

Cupido said the university had been evasive about its relationship with Basson.

A medical student who asked not to be named said she attended Basson's tutorial in February.

"I was extremely uncomfortable with him teaching us. I found it unethical that he was still involved in medicine and that the university sent us there knowing he was employed by Mediclinic."

Higher Education and Training spokesman Khaye Nkwanyana said: " We understand the university has the discretion to employ whoever [but] Basson is a national liability.

"He aided apartheid. Such a person can't be given a lifeline to teach. His hands are dripping with blood. Basson doesn't deserve to teach anywhere in the country."

 

[Fulcrum29]

I wonder why Basson is still practicing in this country, ignoring his patient base, when he is generally unwelcomed to be in medicine or probably any other career?

Going through Twitter, many are under the impression that Stellebosch University “made” them to attend lectures by Basson.

Basson was only giving tutorials in practice which should place the onus on the management at Durbanville’s Mediclinic, because as per the reply by Stellenbosch University,

The specialists at Mediclinic receive accreditation by the FMHS to be able to train and supervise students. When the Durbanville Mediclinic was accredited as a training site, accreditation was also given to a group of doctors to act as clinical supervisors. In his capacity as a private doctor who works in a Mediclinic hospital, Dr Basson was accredited as a clinical supervisor as part of this group. His contact with students was limited to the provision of some tutorials on the electrocardiogram.

After he was found guilty by the HPCSA, the FMHS withdrew Dr Basson’s accreditation.

It was Mediclinic which exposed Basson to the students and the students to Basson.

 

[Sherbang]

I agree. He is a brilliant doctor and the ANC have been hounding and harrassing him for years but because 95% of the accusations against him are lies nothing has stuck. Time to let him save lives and pass on knowledge in peace

This is incorrect. He admitted to many of the charges against him. Six of the most serious charges, including four charges of murder and involvement in 200 deaths in Namibia were dismissed because the judge stated that the South African court could not prosecute crimes committed in other countries, he could not be prosecuted in Namibia because he was included in the Namibian amnesty of 1989.

 

[Fulcrum29]

This is incorrect. He admitted to many of the charges against him. Six of the most serious charges, including four charges of murder and involvement in 200 deaths in Namibia were dismissed because the judge stated that the South African court could not prosecute crimes committed in other countries, he could not be prosecuted in Namibia because he was included in the Namibian amnesty of 1989.

They should also charge MK and its associate members which was directly or indirectly involved in killing civilians, many which today are in leadership positions.

Why Basson’s knowledge on medicine must be locked down I don’t know, he isn’t committed to engineer any weapon today or has a duty and responsibility to do so.

 

[FoXtroT]

This is incorrect. He admitted to many of the charges against him. Six of the most serious charges, including four charges of murder and involvement in 200 deaths in Namibia were dismissed because the judge stated that the South African court could not prosecute crimes committed in other countries, he could not be prosecuted in Namibia because he was included in the Namibian amnesty of 1989.

One of the articles I read said that decision was overturned by the SCA.

 

[Sherbang]

One of the articles I read said that decision was overturned by the SCA.

Yes, just checked his wikipedia page, you are correct:

Later that year the Constitutional Court, South Africa's highest court, overturned the judgement of the Supreme Court of Appeal. It ruled that crimes allegedly committed outside the country could be prosecuted in South Africa.[11] Since then the National Prosecuting Authority has not instituted proceedings against Basson for crimes against humanity.

 

[Garson007]

BSc, MBChB, DCH, FRCP, MPH, DPhil, MASSAf Dean / Dekaan

These things are like candy for this guy.