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Jocelyn van Vuuren

@jocelynvanvuuren

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Clinical fellow specialising in Infectious Diseases, disease surveillance, and outbreak response.

Brazil

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking clinical and research roles in infectious diseases or public health where I can lead surveillance and outbreak response, contribute to clinical trials, teach, and support implementation of evidence-based regimens.

I am a clinical fellow with focused training and experience in Infectious Diseases, Respiratory Medicine, and public health research, committed to specialising in disease surveillance and outbreak response. I combine bedside empathy with strong communication and patient education skills.

My clinical roles have included rotating fellowships in ID, general medicine and care of the elderly, respiratory medicine junior fellowship, and emergency medicine sessional work; I have supported global TB clinical trials with MSF and THINK NGO and contributed to trial implementation, data review, and training materials.

I hold a Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (with merit), have presented at ECCMID, published as first author in PLOS Global Public Health, and developed implementation and education toolkits for uptake of WHO-recommended regimens—demonstrating my strengths in clinical care, research translation, and capacity building.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Clinical Fellow

North Bristol NHS Trust

Aug 2024 - Aug 2025 (1 year)

Rotating clinical fellow managing inpatients, clinics, and on-call duties across Infectious Diseases, General Medicine, and Care of the Elderly; led postgraduate study (DTMH), performed a Malaria audit and delivered teaching during protected professional development time.

Infectious Diseases Clinical Teaching Audit DT M H

Junior Clinical Fellow

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

May 2023 - Aug 2024 (1 year 3 months)

Managed respiratory inpatients, coordinated respiratory high-care and acute NIV, performed pleural procedures, and ran specialty clinics including asthma, tuberculosis, bronchiectasis and rapid access clinics.

Respiratory Medicine NIV Pleural Procedures Acute Care Tuberculosis

Clinical Advisor

Médecins Sans Frontières

Mar 2022 - May 2023 (1 year 2 months)

Provided clinical support and training for the TB-PRACTECAL phase IIIb trial, reviewed site-level data, supported trial close-out and post-hoc research on TB/HCV coinfection, and led development of a global implementation toolkit and patient education materials.

Clinical Trials TB Management Patient Education Research Trial Close Out

Research Clinician

THINK NGO

Nov 2020 - Dec 2021 (1 year 1 month)

Recruited and randomized participants for DR-TB trials (TB-PRACTECAL, STREAM II), managed patient treatment and follow-up, contributed to adverse event management, data quality checks and grant writing.

Clinical Trials Drug Resistant TB Patient Recruitment AE Management Data Quality

Sessional Medical Officer

Edendale Hospital

Feb 2020 - Dec 2020 (10 months)

Provided 80 hours/month in the Emergency Department managing acute medical, surgical, paediatric and trauma cases with consultant support to develop acute care skills.

Emergency Medicine Acute Care Trauma Triage Clinical Assessment

Community Service Medical Officer

Mitchell's Plain District Hospital

Jan 2019 - Dec 2019 (11 months)

Completed community service with 6 months in Emergency Care and 6 months in Primary Health Care, managing a broad range of acute, chronic and emergency presentations with significant autonomy.

Emergency Care Primary Care Chronic Disease Management Acute Care Community Health Patient Education

Intern Medical Officer

Helen Joseph Hospital

Jan 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year 11 months)

Completed internship rotations across Internal Medicine, Surgery, OBGYN, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Anaesthetics, Emergency Medicine, HIV clinic, OPD and Psychiatry, gaining broad clinical foundation.

Internal Medicine Surgery Emergency Medicine Psychiatry

Sessional Medical Officer

Pietermaritzburg Mediclinic

Worked 80 hours/month in a busy Emergency Centre managing acute presentations independently, honing decision-making and efficiency in emergency care.

Emergency Medicine Independent Decision Making Acute Care Trauma Triage

Clinical Data Reviewer

CPL Life Sciences

Contracted to review patient-level clinical data and quality-check documentation for global RSV and other phase I–IV trials, ensuring protocol adherence and data integrity.

GCP)Data Quality Excel Clinical Trial Documentation