UNIV - Clinical Instructor - Global Health Fellow - Department of Emergency Medicine
About The Position
The Department of Emergency Medicine is recruiting a Global Health Fellow for a one-year program designed for graduates of Emergency Medicine residency programs. The fellowship provides skills and knowledge to prepare graduates to become Global Health directors and leaders in Global Emergency Medicine. The fellow will practice clinical medicine in resource-limited locations, including work with Masindi-Kitara Hospital in Masindi, Uganda, either in person or through a remote continuing medical education project. The role also involves training and supervising learners and clinical staff, participating in research and public health initiatives, and developing expertise in tropical diseases, resource acquisition, and culturally sensitive care.
Requirements
- Graduation from an Emergency Medicine residency program.
- Ability to maintain a valid driver's license.
- Computer literacy.
- Ability to work rotating shifts and overtime as required.
- Ability to learn and use new processes, tools, and equipment as required.
- Ability to meet the listed physical requirements, including lifting and carrying up to 150 lbs. unassisted and assisting with patients weighing up to 300 lbs.
- Ability to be physically qualified by medical personnel for respirator use, initially and annually.
Responsibilities
- Practice clinical medicine of a global standard in resource-limited locations.
- Train and supervise medical students and residents in Global Health and Emergency Medicine.
- Lead one to two global health journal clubs for the resident global health track.
- Develop at least one research project and, as primary investigator, participate in its conception, protocol authorship, IRB approval, consent and data forms, study advertisement, patient recruitment and enrollment, follow-up, data and statistical analysis, and manuscript authorship.
- Learn to diagnose and treat common tropical diseases and manage medication formularies.
- Work with Masindi-Kitara Hospital in Masindi, Uganda, in person or through a remote CME project.
- Work with interdisciplinary teams, including PT/OT, Public Health, and Nursing.
- Implement public health interventions and initiate quality improvement projects where necessary.
- Train clinical staff in Uganda, Nicaragua, or other locations in Emergency Medicine.
- Develop sensitivity to spiritual and cultural differences abroad.
- Develop an understanding of how to perform a medical needs assessment for an area.
- Supervise research projects and clinical practice of students and residents on Global Health rotations.
- Develop insight into equipment and resource acquisition abroad.
- Complete medical student and resident evaluations for Global Health and Emergency Medicine rotations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
