Sasha A Hurst (Poster-2)
University of Pretoria, South Africa
Biography
Sasha Hurst is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. She has had a passion for medical research from a young age and is particularly interested in research influencing policy and improving healthcare outcomes. She started her research journey in 2016 by assessing the provision of mental healthcare services in Tshwane District, Gauteng Province. That year, she made suggestions to the Office of Health Standards Compliance, contributing to the development of their hospital assessment tool. In addition, she is currently one of the facilitators at the Tuks Undergraduate Research Forum at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria.