Professor Klaus von Pressentin is a trained family physician based in Cape Town, South Africa, where he works at the University of Cape Town (UCT) as an associate professor and the head of the Division of Family Medicine. Before joining University of Cape Town in May 2020, he worked mainly in the rural areas of the public healthcare system of the Western Cape Province, South Africa. He completed his PhD in 2017 which evaluated the impact of family physicians within the district health system of South Africa. His research focuses on health service strengthening, health systems (especially human resources for health), as well as educational aspects in family medicine and health professions education. As a researcher, he received a National Research Foundation rating at level C3 (2021 – 2026). As an educator, he is co-convening the MMed residency training program in family medicine at University of Cape Town, and supervising postgraduate research at Masters, Doctoral and Postdoctoral levels. He is also an experienced external examiner of postgraduate research at Masters and Doctoral levels.
Prof von Pressentin's current volunteer activities include serving as the Editor-in-Chief of the South African Family Practice Journal, serving on the Council of the College of Family Physicians of South Africa and serving on the Education and Training committee of the South African Academy of Family Physicians. He is committed to growing the scholarly foundation of the discipline of family medicine and primary care and am grateful to partner with several regional and international collaborators.
