Overview of the Tutor Mentor Programme
The Tutor-Mentor Programme is a student driven peer-academic support programme for all undergraduate programmes in FMHS.
About the programme:
- Focus on supporting:
- First & second year students during their academic transition from high school to university and with their increased workload and exposure to the clinical environment
- Senior students with a strong academic record, passion for their programme, willingness to serve others and potential to mentor and tutor students take on the “MenTut” role
What is a MenTut?
A MenTut is an academic role model who offers advice in terms of:
- Integrating into university life
- Study tips and academic advice
- Ensuring students are coping with the academic workload
- Maintaining holistic wellness and a balanced lifestyle
- Academic direction and referrals to Subject-Specific Tutor, Lecturer etc.
- Psycho-social support referrals to Clinical/Couselling/Educational Psychologists, Equality Unit, etc.
A MenTut does not do the following:
- Provide counselling or mediate conflict.
- Rely solely on offering past resources to Mentee(s).
Contact Information
If you have not received a MenTut please contact the Student Coordinator:
Nicole Abrahams at 24953687@sun.ac.za
For any other queries surrounding the programme please contact your Head MenTut, the Student Coordinator or the Academic advisor: lamese@sun.ac.za
Meet the Team
Student Coordinator: Nicole Abrahams, MBChB IV
The Student Coordinator is responsible for assisting in the coordination of the Tutor-Mentor programme, as well as providing support to Head Mentuts and Mentuts.
Essentially, I serve as a link between Mentuts, Head Mentuts and the faculty, to collaborate with the faculty and other SU stakeholders to monitor, evaluate and continuously develop the Tutor-Mentor Programme.
Head Mentuts
MBChB
Suzanne Streicher: Enkanyini, Ubuntu and Nkosi Johnson
Nkazimlo Mdoda & Kayla Chinhakwe: Huis Francie
Martin Wessels: Hippocrates
Motshidisi Lebusa: Meerhoff
Nihaal Noordien: Osler I
Yaseen Khan: Osler II
Occupational Therapy
Danika Malan
Biotumelo Mokeyane
Dietetics
Franzel Basson
Martine Olivier
Speech, Language and Hearing Therapy
Jana De Waal
Nursing and Midwifery
Zoe Maluka
Physiotherapy
Misiwe Makate