Physician Mentor and Data Manager Jobs in Kenya - University of Washington

Treatment, Research and Expert Education (TREE) at the University of Washington

The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of America’s premier educational and research institutions. The UW has been conducting medical research and program activities in Kenya for over 25 years.

As part of this endeavor, the Treatment, Research and Expert Education (TREE) program has contributed to HIV medical research has developed HIV treatment, prevention and management capacity through training, clinical mentorship, and webcast distance learning lectures.

The purpose of TREE is to develop and share academic medical expertise that will improve the quality and management of HIV care in Kenya.

TREE has an outstanding opportunity for a Physician Mentor and Data Manager

Physician Mentor

The physician mentor will mentor and train clinicians in HIV/AIDS care

Specific duties

·       Prepare, research and deliver expert lectures in HIV and infectious diseases medicine

·       Mentor clinicians on HIV care and management in a clinic setting

·       Conduct case conferences, lead question and answer sessions and help clinicians analyze scientific articles

·       Design and implement an educational curriculum for clinical officers

·       Diagnose, treat and care for HIV patients

·       Develop and update medical protocols, guidelines and algorithms and academic resources for learning, teaching and practice

·       Lead and manage distance HIV learning activities

Qualifications

·       A degree in Medicine (Internal Medicine. MMed preferred)

·       Registration with the Medical and Dentists Practioners Board

·       At least 3 years demonstrable experience treating HIV patients, teaching HIV clinical skills and mentoring doctors in AIDS care and treatment

·       Outstanding knowledge and skills in Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and HIVIAIDS

·       Very strong writing, computer and interpersonal skills

Data Manager

The data manager will confirm data quality, analyze results and generate reports

Specific duties

·       Design and modify protocols, standard operating procedures and data collection forms

·       Design databases and manage SPSS and Access databases

·       Check and correct data errors

·       Present weekly and monthly reports of data analysis

·       Train staff on data collection, cleaning and analysis

Qualifications

·       A degree in Biostatistics (Masters degree preferred)

·       At least 2 years working experience in data management

·       Computer mastery in word processing, statistical software and MS Excel spreadsheets

·       Advanced skills in at least two of the following programs: SPSS, Epi Info, Stata, MS Access and SAS

Send your CV, certificate copies and 3 references to treehire@uw.edu by 26th August 2011

www.tree4health.org

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