My Dream Still Intact

She risked her career when she claimed sexual harassment. Now her medical journey has taken another path

- Gabisile Ngcobo

SHE made waves last year when she spoke out against the treatment she’d endured at the hands of doctors who were sup­ posed to mentor her and show her the way during her internship.

Instead, Dr Yumna Moosa claimed, she was sexually harassed by her seniors and experienced racism – charges she made public by taking to YouTube to expose the “bullying tactics” employed by senior doctors at a state hospital in Durban (YOU, 18 August 2016).

The video went viral and many junior doctors and senior academics applaud­ing her for her stand. But the authorities weren’t happy: Yumna (29) was charged with clinical incompetence by the hos­pital after she complained about poor super vision and discrimination, a charge that has since been overturned.

And the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) launched an in­quiry into her complaints but recently concluded there wasn’t enough evidence to suggest unprofessional conduct.