EMPLOYMENT
AMPATH Employment Opportunities
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Applications are invited from suitable candidates for the anticipated and current vacant positions.
The Academic Model Providing Access To Health Care (AMPATH) is a program under the auspices of Moi University School of Medicine, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) and Consortium of universities whose aim is to provide sustainable efforts in access to health care and to conduct research and training.
POSITION : ASSOCIATE SITE DIRECTOR – INFECTIOUS DISEASE
The associate site director-infectious disease will live and work primarily in Eldoret, Kenya, with some clinical responsibilities in Indianapolis and will report to the executive site director of AMPATH Consortium in Kenya, infectious diseases division director at Indiana University School of Medicine and director of the Indiana University Center for Global Health Equity.
Roles and responsibilities include:
Working closely with Kenyan counterparts, provide support for ongoing efforts to build out a program in infectious diseases at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) and surrounding health facilities.
Support and improve formal antimicrobial stewardship efforts. Nurture existing relationships and foster new professional relationships between AMPATH Consortium faculty/staff working in the area of infectious disease and Kenyan partners enabling and empowering Kenyan and AMPATH Consortium faculty members and staff to achieve their professional goals and the goals of their institutions.
Participate in educational activities for Moi University (MU) trainees as directed by the MU Internal Medicine Head of Department.
Lead and/or contribute to scholarly publications (2-4 annually) with Kenyan counterparts.
Provide support as requested by other long-term faculty in Kenya for AMPATH Consortium institutions’ residents, students and fellows on rotation in Kenya, particularly those on the infectious disease rotation.
Serve as an alternate member of the AMPATH executive committee and select sub-committees in the absence of the Executive Site Director.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the clinical component of this position in Indianapolis, candidates need to apply both through the Indiana University website and the IU Health website.
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POSITION : ASSOCIATE SITE DIRECTOR – HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY
The primary goal of the associate site director (hematology-oncology) position is to increase the impactful clinical and translational research capacity in Kenya, and to expand the field of global oncology among North American trainees. Job responsibilities of the AMPATH associate site director (hematology-oncology) include leading the growth of global research and education advancing screening, prevention, and treatment of cancer, including palliative care. It is expected that the team leader will successfully compete for extramural funding within 1-2 years and publish his/her work with an emphasis on bidirectional innovation (i.e. work will advance health equities in Kenya and around the world). Whereas the focus of the associate site director is on research and/or education (including the development and coordination of curricula and the coordination electives for post-graduate trainees), it is expected that he/she will also take part in limited clinical activities. These include assisting the supervision of resident/student oncology consult service at MTRH and attending in at least one weekly outpatient clinic for patients with cancer or blood diseases.
The associate site director will join a team of North American health professionals who work alongside their Kenyan counterparts at Moi University and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital. Current team members include senior, mid-level and junior faculty clinicians in multiple disciplines who serve long-term (one year or more) in Kenya, clinical and implementation science researchers, and multiple short-term volunteers. From time to time, associate site directors may provide temporary back-up for the executive field director.
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POSITION : AMPATH CONSORTIUM MEDICINE TEAM LEAD
The IU Center for Global Health Equity is seeking a Medicine Team Leader for AMPATH Kenya beginning July 1, 2024. The role of the team lead is to be an ambassador, driver and guide of the clinical and educational missions in Internal Medicine between the North American, European and Kenyan institutions of the AMPATH Consortium. The team lead resides in Eldoret, Kenya, full-time and their primary mission is to build capacity through workforce development and contribute to the delivery of high-quality care. They accomplish this by working closely with Kenyan, North American and European faculty, residents and medical students to support a positive learning environment that is respectful to all. This is a 2-year position.
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POSITION : AMPATH CONSORTIUM SURGERY TEAM LEAD
Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) and Indiana University Health Physicians are actively recruiting a full-time board certified/eligible general surgeon to join the faculty as a clinical instructor to fulfill the role as Surgery Team Lead for the AMPATH Consortium in Eldoret, Kenya. In this role you will have the opportunity to collaborate with the Indiana Institute for Global Health, Inc (IIGH, Inc.) and the Indiana Institute for Global Health-Kenya (IIGH-K) as the Surgery Team Lead on the ground in Eldoret.
As the Surgery Team Lead, you will support the tripartite mission by providing exceptional clinical care, educating future clinicians, and promoting advances in research. You will have the opportunity to promote interdisciplinary collaboration and support sustainable systems and protocols of care. In addition, you will function as an ambassador, driver, and guide of the educational mission between AMPATH Consortium institutions around the world and Kenyan partners of AMPATH.
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USAID Dumisha Afya project is a five-year USAID funded service delivery project, under the auspices of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH}, whose aim is to provide sustainable efforts in access to health care by increasing the use of county-led health and social services in Bungoma and Busia counties through support from the American people. This is a service delivery project at the county level, providing HIV prevention, Care and Treatment services. The project is expected to support the Government of Kenya (GoK) in attaining its goal of addressing HIV/AIDS, safeguarding the rights and welfare of children and adolescents impacted by HIV/AIDS, and ensuring equitable access to and use of quality primary health care services by the most vulnerable.
Applications are invited for the following vacant position in the USAID Dumisha Afya Program:
POSITION: PROGRAM OFFICER
STATION: BUNGOMA COUNTY
JOB GROUP: RS9
Reporting to the Senior Technical Officer, the incumbent will among others be responsible to:
- Establish and sustain a working relationship with MOH, Cmmty, Sub County and facility level officers to achieve optimum results in all program areas.
- Consult with Ministry of Health, Subcounty Heath Management Team and project team for joint implementation of the co-created workplan activities within the subcounty.
- Ensure continuity of service provision across all key performance indicators in the facilities in the sub county are in compliance with current national ART/TB/PMTCT guidelines.
- Monitor and track progress achievement in Key Performance Indicators and institute corrective action for poorly performing indicators.
- Support project supported staff in adherence to MoH, program policies and guidelines in line with the discharge of their duties.
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