Malefa Topo is the recipient of our Master’s bursary for
2015 and she joins the project as a full-time master’s by research student and
project manager.
Malefa is a Wits graduate, having completed her B.Com
(honours) degree in the department of Information Systems in 2014. During her
honours program, Malefa researched the use of Electronic Medical Record Systems
(EMR) in health facilities, and health consumers’ satisfaction with the quality
of health services. In her application letter for the project bursary she said
that doing research in her honours programme “helped me develop a strong
passion and enthusiasm to carry out further research studies”.
Her long term career goal is to be a project manager in the
information systems field.
Although a South African, Malefa grew up in Lesotho and completed
a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems at the National University of
Lesotho. She attended school at Holy Family High School where she was Head
Girl. She describes herself as an extrovert and is a natural leader.
We are delighted to have her join the project. She has
already contributed to our research plans for 2015 and her excellent organising
has made a positive impact on the project.
