College of Health Sciences

BIOSKETCH
Kimera Tamzin Suthiram (BSc, BMedSci cum laude, MMedSci cum laude, PhD) is a postdoctoral fellow in the Discipline of Family Medicine at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). Her research interests lie in Medical Science (Toxicology) and Medical Education, with a primary focus on enhancing the quality of medical education programmes in South Africa through the development of evidence-based improvement strategies. She serves as the Project Manager of a national collaborative initiative implementing Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) in Family Medicine across nine medical schools in South Africa. Passionate about educational transformation, she is dedicated to advancing health professions education that is responsive, contextually relevant, and of high quality, ensuring better training for the country’s healthcare professionals. She has been awarded multiple postgraduate scholarships by the National Research Foundation (NRF) in recognition of her academic excellence and research potential. She is a member of the South African Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine (SAACB).