important senate notice - Walter Sisulu University

• Library Services
• Residence rules and regulations
• SRC
• HESSCO
• Rural Support Network
• Tour of Campus
• Entertainments in the evening at the residences
• Introducing mentors to mentees
MENTORING
Mentoring at the Faculty of Health Sciences is designed mainly to provide first year health
science students (mentees) with the opportunity to meet regularly to discuss the social and
academic issues with their senior peers (mentors) who had already gone through the first year
level. The faculty emphasizes that mentors are an additional source of support for mentees
and are not intended to replace the normal relationship and functions offered by lecturers,
tutors and other members of faculty.
Mentor Selection and Training
Applications are invited at the beginning of the year from senior students. Mentors are
selected by the mentoring committee based on the selection criteria: good communication
skills, good interpersonal skills, leadership skills and fair academic soundness.
The mentoring co-ordinator and student guidance unit usually conduct three training sessions.
During training, mentors are given specific guidelines on mentoring.
Mentor/Mentee Allocations
This is done on the last day of the orientation after giving sufficient guidelines to the mentees.
Mentoring Evaluation
There is a formal mid-term evaluation every year. There are several other informal evaluations
done by the mentoring co-ordinator. Mentoring winding up programme for the year is done
usually in the first week of October.
OATH-TAKING
At the commencement, all Faculty of Health Sciences first year students will make a declaration
of conduct.
On completion of their studies, medical final year graduands shall subscribe to a declaration
(Hippocratic Oath) which precedes the graduation ceremony.
On completion of the programme, nursing students are expected to undertake a Nurse’s Pledge
of Service.
On completion of the final year of study, students are expected to undertake Social Work Pledge
to subscribe to ethical conduct of professional service.
HEALTH SCIENCES
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