Gerrit Keyter

Gerrit Keyter has six years of experience in the community development sector, especially in training medical students in the Namibian public healthcare sector. Currently, Gerrit is completing his last semester of medical school at the University of Namibia’s (UNAM) School of Medicine (SoM) and preparing to start his medical internship. He volunteers as a student mentor and demonstrator at the medical school, where he mentors junior medical students and assists second-year medical students during anatomy dissections. Gerrit Keyter previously served on the Student Representative Council at the UNAM SoM, as well as at the University of Stellenbosch’s Faculty of Natural Sciences, where he was involved with various community development and outreach programs in the Namibian and South African public healthcare sectors. Upon completion of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Gerrit plans to continue his work as a medical student mentor, as well as a medical intern mentor in the Namibian public healthcare sector. He also plans to expand his mentorship program to more district hospitals in Namibia since medical doctors are now required to complete two years of community service in the regional district hospitals. Stayed in Nigeria.