Tshepo Rasekaba

Tshepo Rasekaba

Graduate Research Topic

Title: Telemedicine for Gestational Diabetes.
Years: 2013 - 2018
Supervisors: A/Prof John Furler, Prof Irene Blackberry and Prof Kwang Lim.

What has happened in your career since you completed your GR?

Academic roles: I led an evidence review for GP clinical guideline development (during my thesis exam process); Research Officer.
Project based roles: I am currently an ongoing Senior Research Fellow - health services and patient outcomes, digital health/care technology and rural ageing. I also work in the private industry sector, mainly in an advisory health tech start up.

What was the best thing about your GR?

Being part of a like-minded group of fellow GR candidates and my amazing supervisors.

What is one piece of advice you would give to current GR students?

It can unravel very quickly. Early gains don’t necessarily translate into completing ahead of time but they provide credit to draw on later as you lose time. i.e. slow recruitment. Career planning starts during PhD.