Mthembeni Dumisa | Medical Associate, Boehringer Ingelheim

Mthembeni Dumisa

Medical Associate, Boehringer Ingelheim

Based in Johannesburg, SA

About

Medical Associate and a Data science learner with a passion for improving healthcare outcomes through the use of data. My journey in pharma has given me a unique perspective on the challenges that patients and healthcare providers face. I believe that data can help us overcome these challenges and improve healthcare for everyone.

Skills

Projects

Antimicrobial and toxicity profiles of plant-dye combinations

Master's project - I investigated the antimicrobial properties of a combination of selected southern African medicinal plant species and dyes against infectious dermatological pathogens. I tested the individual plants, dyes, and combinations for antimicrobial profiles and assessed their toxicity.

Project Phoenix

Worked on a team project where we designed a wireframe for an online voting and governance platform.

Project Phoenix - YouTube Presentation

Presented the wireframe of the online voting and governance system on YouTube.

Education

2018-2020

Pharmacuetical Microbiology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Investigated antimicrobial and toxicity profiles of plant-dye combinations.

2023 - present

Data Science, ALX

Doing a Data Science programme