Ubuntu Infused First Year Entering Students’ Orientation for the Faculty of Health Science: Experiences of Facilitators at an Institution of Higher Learning.

<ns3:p>Background The newly entered health sciences students are often faced with the challenge of adapting due to an unfamiliar new environment with a different culture they are not used to and imposing professional demands. Aim This study aims to explore the facilitators’ experiences of the Ubuntu Ubuntu-infused orientation programme for first-year students in the Faculty of Health Sciences. Methods An explorative, descriptive phenomenological approach was used in the study. A non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to select 12 facilitators who were involved in the Ubuntu orientation of first-year students in the Faculty of Health Sciences. - A semi-structured interview was used to collect data via Google Forms. Colaizzi’s phenomenological method of analysis was used in this study because it provided clear and logical steps to explore the experiences and revealed emerging themes and their relationship. Results The objectives of this study were to explore the experiences of facilitators in relation to the infusion of Ubuntu values and principles during the orientation of the faculty of health first entering students, the different ways in which facilitators were involved in Ubuntu orientation of learners, and their views regarding how students responded to the inclusion of Ubuntu in their orientation. Identified challenges were also explored. Trustworthiness and ethical issues were ensured. Conclusion and Contribution The study concluded that Ubuntu values and principles should be applied by health professionals as they execute their daily work.</ns3:p>