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30-year-old Dr Mike Ramothwala becomes one of SA’s youngest clinical managers
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30-year-old Dr Mike Ramothwala becomes one of SA’s youngest clinical managers

by  Kelly Lippke 2 min read

- Dr Mike Ramothwala was appointed Letaba Hospital's clinical manager

- At 30 years old, he is one of South Africa's youngest clinical managers

- He has been praised as a good leader

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The MEC for Health in Limpopo, Phophi Ramathuba, recently appointed 30-year-old Dr Mike Ramothwala as Letaba Hospital's Clinical Manager.

In the process, Dr Ramothwala became one of the youngest clinical managers in Limpopo and South Africa, Briefly.co.za gathered.

Speaking to letabaherald.co.za, Dr Ramothwala expressed excitement at his appointment and said he's already intent on leaving a good legacy.

Dr Mike Ramothwala is one of South Africa's youngest clinical managers. Source: letabaherald.co.za
Dr Mike Ramothwala is one of South Africa's youngest clinical managers. Source: letabaherald.co.za

The young doctor said:

I want to leave a legacy in the hospital of having taken the institution with limited services and brought excellent services to the public, that is my honest professional goal.

His love for medicine started at an early age. He honed his leadership skills when he was elected Chairperson of the School Representative Council (SRC) at University of Cape Town.

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Dr Mike Ramothwala pictured with his colleagues at Letaba Hospital. Source: letabaherald.co.za
Dr Mike Ramothwala pictured with his colleagues at Letaba Hospital. Source: letabaherald.co.za

Dr Ramothwala was also elected leader of South African Medical Association in Letaba. His colleagues praised him as a good leader. One of them, Dr Gert Du Preez, said:

I was one of the people who nominated him. I fully support him 100%, because I have seen him being a good leader. He is a new blood and he brings a new era in the orthopaedic department.

Dr Ramothwala is married to fellow doctor, Pamela Ramothwala.

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Kelly Lippke (Senior Editor) Kelly Lippke is a copy editor/proofreader who started her career at the Northern-Natal Courier with a BA in Communication Science/Psychology (Unisa, 2007). Kelly has worked for several Caxton publications, including the Highway Mail and Northglen News. Kelly’s unique editing perspective stems from an additional major in Linguistics. Kelly joined Briefly News in 2018 and she has 14 years of experience. Kelly has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at kelly.lippke@briefly.co.za.

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