Sponsored Infectious Diseases Fellowships in Kenya

Sponsored Infectious Diseases Fellowships in Kenya


Introduction

The Infectious Diseases (ID) Fellowship is a sub-specialty training program for doctors who
have completed residency training in Internal Medicine. It is modeled after North American
fellowships using Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines that have been
adapted to East Africa. Fellows will spend the majority of their time rotating at the Aga Khan
University Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, which has 3 full-time and 1 part-time faculty certified in
ID and one of the best diagnostic and microbiological laboratories in the country.

Responsibilities

  • Inpatient ID clinical service and consultations from Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, and other departments
  • Outpatient ID clinical services including HIV, hepatitis, immunizations, and TB
  • Microbiology
  • Teaching of Medicine residents, medical students, and other trainees
  • Participation in ID seminars and conferences
  • Participation in ID-related hospital committees including infection control and antimicrobial stewardship
  • ID research to include submission of manuscript(s) for publication
  • External ID rotations at UBC and other sites in Kenya and abroad

    Qualifications

  • Completion of an Internal Medicine Residency
  • Eligible for registration by the Kenya Medical Practitioners
    & Dentists Board which must
    be completed before starting the fellowship
  • Good communication skills
  • Good team player
  • Learner who demonstrates good study habits and research skills
  • Demonstrates honesty, integrity, compassion and respect for diversity and ethics
  • Seeks and accepts advice and adheres to deadlines

    How to apply

    Interested candidates should send their resume by 18th December, 2017 to:

    The Director
    Postgraduate Medical Education
    Faculty of Health Sciences
    Aga Khan University
    ETB 7th Floor
    P.O. Box 30270-00100
    Nairobi, Kenya.
    Tel: +254 20 366 2106 / +254 20 366 2919


    For more information and job application details, see; Sponsored Infectious Diseases Fellowships in Kenya

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