Jessica Pool

BELINDA BANTHAM — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 10:40:43 +0000

Jessica Pool BELINDA BANTHAM Tue, 04/15/2025 - 12:40

Assessment

Health Professions Education

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Associate Professor

Jessica

Pool

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Faculty of Health Sciences

Professor Jessica Pool is the Director of the Centre for Health Professions Education (CHPE) in the Faculty of Health Sciences and an Associate Professor. She leads initiatives in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), fostering teaching-focused communities of practice, research-led teaching development, and knowledge sharing in university education.

With a PhD in blended learning, her research spans the design, implementation, and evaluation of blended learning in self-directed environments. More recently, she has focused on academic development, particularly the role of SoTL in shaping academics’ professional identities as university teachers. She is the principal investigator in a registered SoTL project exploring this topic.

Jessica has an extensive publication record, including book chapters, journal articles, reports, and reviews. She is the chief editor of A Scholarly Approach to Student Success in Higher Education, with its second edition published in June 2022. Actively engaged in academic discourse, she reviews conference abstracts and proceedings and serves as a keynote speaker.

As an Associate Professor, she mentors junior academics, supervises postgraduate research, and reviews doctoral studies. She also serves on the HPEd Scientific Committee, critically evaluating scientific research proposals for ethical clearance and guiding SoTL project planning.

Beyond research and teaching, Jessica is committed to supporting clinician educators and students in developing lifelong learning skills to navigate the evolving healthcare landscape.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6839-4419

Physical Address

Potchefstroom Campus, Building G16, Room 268

Telephone Number

+27182852381

Cellphone Number

082 556 4064

E-mail

jessica.pool@nwu.ac.za

Prof Jessica Pool

Julia Blitz

BELINDA BANTHAM — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 09:14:02 +0000

Julia Blitz BELINDA BANTHAM Fri, 02/07/2025 - 11:14

Assessment

Curriculum studies

Medicine

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Professor

Julia

Curriculum Lead of the School of Medicine Project

Blitz

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Faculty of Health Sciences

Julia Blitz is a registered Family Physician who has a PhD in Health Professions Education (HPE) from Stellenbosch University. While now retired from full-time work, she continues to work with some South African medical schools (including NWU) as they develop or renew their medical programmes.

She was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of General Practitioners (UK) in recognition of her “major contribution internationally to both undergraduate education and postgraduate training in the context of Family Medicine”.

Julia continues to teach on Masters degrees in Health Professions Education in South Africa, Malawi and Ireland, including research supervision. She has a number of publications in the discipline of HPE, including with international colleagues.

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Health

Visit

Africa Unit for Trans disciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR)

Physical Address

Potch Campus

Telephone Number

0000-0000

E-mail

55175085@nwu.ac.za

Prof Julia Blitz