Episode 51: Obstetrics & Gynaecology - Dr Bongi Rubushe-Ngwenya

It’s been a while since we last had a “Coffee with Consultants” episode, where I get the privilege and honour of interviewing a consultant in a specialty to ask them about the perks, pitfalls and perils of their specialty, the decision algorithm that led them to choose it, and what advice they’d pass on to junior doctors who’d like to pursue this path in future. Coming up in today’s episode, I sat down in studio with Dr Bongi Rubushe-Ngwenya, a specialist gynaecologist and obstetrician, to ask her about the path to specialising in these two related and yet distinct disciplines. Dr Bongi completed her undergraduate medical training at WITS and undertook her Obstetrics and Gynaecology training at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital where she now works as a consultant with a special interest in reproductive medicine. In her time there, she’s established an infertility and endocrine clinic to assist women combatting infertility and wishing to have a child. Recently she also established an office hysteroscopy clinic that has been instrumental in reducing theatre load and decongesting the backlog of patients in the Obs and Gynae department. Dr Rubushe-Ngwenya has a special interest in endoscopic surgery and is currently the president of the WITS Gynae Endoscopy Training Unit. This unit has been pivotal in improving the laparoscopic skills of Gynaecologists by hosting skills workshops and developing an associated curriculum. Finally, she thoroughly enjoys reading and is immensely passionate about teaching and passing on her knowledge to others. Thank you to our sponsors on today's episode: V Professional Services: medical billing and practice management - https://vprofservices.com/ IndemniMed: Personal and practice insurance for young health professionals - https://www.indemnimed.co.za/ Let us know what you thought about this episode in the comments on instagram or via email - the podcasts email address is [email protected]. You can also email us with questions for our guests, suggestions of topics or podcast guests to interview, or anything else on your mind, we’d love to hear from you