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THE SOUTH AFRICAN GASTROENTEROLOGY REVIEW 2022 | VOLUME 20 | ISSUE 3 | 18 this position but will it be perfect?’. After performing procedures, we would go through the recordings where he would deconstruct the procedure and in doing so assess performance, identify deficiencies, reinforce positives and identify causes of poor outcomes. This was a truly nerve wracking process but I soon appreciated the immense power of this teaching tool, to the point where I looked forward to the deconstruction/debriefing process. David’s passion for driving quality in endoscopy was infectious and I soon developed a passion for teaching. He enabled me to take the role as a trainer and even assessed/deconstructed my ability to train. During my time at the UZ Ghent hospital I was fortunate enough to be involved in various courses held via the GIEQs platform. This included a polypectomy course for trainees, an imaging course for the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI), a polyp management course for the ACPGBI and even a G-ECHO webinar for our local fellows via Gastroenterology Foundation of SSA. Furthermore, I had the privilege of being part of the international faculty of their annual symposium (GIEQs III). This symposium consisted of a stellar international faculty and included Michael Bourke, John Anderson, Roland Valori, Raf Bisschops and many others - true global leaders in endoscopy. Interacting with the people I had only read about or watched before was truly inspiring. Although the focus of my training was endoscopic resections (EMR, ESD, POEM, FTR) I would join the EUS/ERCP team at the UZ Ghent Hospital whenever possible. In doing so I was able to gain exposure to diagnostic EUS, therapeutic EUS and endobariatrics. The EUS team performed high volumes of therapeutic EUS including procedures such as pancreatic cyst drainages, gallbladder drainages, rendezvous techniques, choledochoduodenostomy, hepaticogastrostomy, gastro- gastrostomy, gastrojejunostomy and endoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. My time at the UZ Ghent Hospital was a truly life changing experience. It opened my mind to a number of possibilities and inspired me to keep pushing boundaries. I am truly grateful and blessed to have been given the opportunity to do what I love most, endoscopy. This would certainly have not been possible without the support and mentorship of my seniors back home (the entire gastroenterology department of CMJAH especially Prof Adam Mahomed and Dr Neo Seabi) as well as the ongoing support of Prof Chris Kassianides through the Gastroenterology Foundation of SSA. Dr Mzamo Mbelle is a specialist physician and Gastrohepatologist, recently completed his training at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. He earned his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree in 2012. Thereafter he completed his Internship, community service and registrar training in Internal Medicine at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic, Klerksdorp/ Tshepong and Helen Joseph Hospitals. He was admitted as a Fellow of the College of Physicians of South Africa FCP (SA) in 2019, attaining his Masters of Medicine, Internal Medicine (MMed) at the same time. He then completed sub-speciality training at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic and Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre. He is the recipient of the first Mike Kew Travelling Fellowship for 2023 to Kings College Hospital London. His interests include viral hepatitis, autoimmune liver diseases, alcoholrelated and metabolic dysfunction associated fatty liver diseases and he has a particular interest in Transplant Hepatology. Mzamo is dedicated to improving patient care in South Africa and hopes to not only to further his own training but to contribute to the world of hepatology for which he has developed such a strong passion.” MIKE KEW TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIP FOR 2023 DR MAZAMO MBELLE DR MAZAMO MBELLE