USAID AMPATH Cardiovascular Fellowship Vacancy

USAID AMPATH Fellowship Vacancy

Academic Model Providing Access to Health Care (AMPATH) is a project under the auspices of Moi University School of Medicine and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital whose aim is to provide sustainable efforts in HIV Prevention and Care. 

Beside MTRH site, AMPATH also supports MOH in 8 Districts in Rift Valley, I District in Nyanza and 11 in Western Province.
 

AMPATH is now expanding its services from comprehensive HIV Prevention and care to include Primary Health Care (PHC) and Chronic Disease Management (CDM). 

The Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disease Center of Excellence (COE) is part of this expansion.
 

The AMPATH Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases Center of Excellence’s clinical research fellowship is a three year program, which will be conducted in conjunction with Duke University. 

The mission of this program is to develop Kenyan Clinical Investigators able to apply clinical research methodology to prevent and alleviate Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disease (CVPD) among the Kenyan population.
 

The Centre of Excellence (COE) fellowship is an intensive program comprised of both research and clinical training with a primary emphasis on the development of physician-investigators capable of conducting independent research projects in their respective specialty fields.
 

The major goal of the clinical training component is to develop basic competency in the prevention, recognition and management of CVPD. 

It is expected that the fellowship training will lead to a mature understanding of the prevalence of CVPD, the ability to identify signs and symptoms of early stage CVPD in the outpatient and inpatient setting, and confidence in implementing state of the art evidence-based treatment algorithms. 

COE fellows will pursue clinical research training concurrently with their clinical training. 

This will consist of a combination of didactic and mentored activities.
 

On completion of their fellowship, the fellows will be expected to work at Moi University and/or Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital.
 

Applications are invited for the cardiovascular fellowship position in the AMPATH Program.
 

Position: Cardiology Fellow

1 Post
 

The start date for this fellowship will be October 2011.
 

Qualifications:

• The candidates should have completed or about to complete their MMed, either in Medicine or Pediatrics.
• He/she must be registered by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB).
• Should have a strong interest in a research career in either cardiology or pulmonology.
• Should have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work in a team.
• Should be able to work with minimal supervision.
• Should be computer literate.

Supporting Documents
 

Candidates who meet the above qualifications and are interested should submit their curriculum vitae, two letters of recommendation, a letter showing that they will be or are employed by Moi University or Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, copies of their certificates, a short personal statement describing both their career experience and interests; and how they would use what they learn during this training course over the next 1-3 years and a short abstract of their anticipated research protocol to:-
 

The Program Manager
P.O. Box 4606-30100,
Eldoret
 

So as to reach, on or before 2nd September 2011. 
 

Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.