Dr. Barbara Burmen

I holds a Bachelors’ degree in Human Medicine and Surgery, a Masters’ Degree and Doctorate in Public Health. I am research fellow at Harvard University and the University of Cape Town with over 16 years’ experience in clinical, programmatic, research and science policy fields with interests in health services research and professional clinical, research, science policy and personal career mentoring. I have authored 30 publications and made 25 international conference presentations with the support different grants and received international recognition awards for: innovations in clinical practice, policy and research mentorship focused on HIV and Tuberculosis, promoting the clinician-laboratory interface and influencing laboratory policy development, professional performance in sustainable public health, for interdisciplinary sciences that cuts across traditional paradigms, making a significant contribution to her field in resource limited settings, contributing to research