Internal Medicine Faculty- Assistant Professor and above level at University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) | Butaro:Deadline: 16-02-2024
Clinical Faculty, Internal Medicine
Description
Job Title: Internal Medicine Faculty – Assistant Professor and above level
Reports to: Chair, Division of Clinical Medicine
Group/Department: Division of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Global Health Equity
Location: Mainly Butaro at the Butaro District Hospital
Role Purpose: The Internal Medicine clinical faculty plays a vital role in the education of the UGHE MBBS/MGHD (“medical students”), nursing and other students. They are responsible for contributing to a learning environment that encourages knowledge of respect for and development of skills to transform the medical students into competent physicians. They will be responsible for curriculum and syllabus development, preparation of teaching materials, delivery of clinical teaching using several teaching techniques, student assessment, organization of clinical clerkships and for teaching (primarily in the clinical setting) in their area of specialty. Given UGHE follows an integrated curriculum and fosters inter-professional education, the faculty will also be required to participate in the teaching and assessment in basic medical education (pre-clinical teaching), and to teach across the various academic programs at UGHE.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Student Education and Assessment
Contribute to curriculum development, teaching, and student assessment in the integrated Medical Sciences (Basic Medical sciences and Clinical Medicine) teaching of medical students
Contribute to curriculum development in their specialty and related disciplines across the other UGHE programs such as Nursing and MGHD
Serve as clinical educator in clinical and non-clinical settings (all didactic and non-didactic sessions to medical and other students at UGHE)
Serve as educator in basic medical sciences division (all didactic and non-didactic sessions to medical and other students at UGHE)
Serve as educator, mentor, and assessor in the teaching in their specialty at UGHE
Oversee daily student activities in junior and senior Internal Medicine clerkship (including bedside rounds, discussions, tutorials, and other similarly related educational activities) in accordance with the UGHE clinical rotation curriculum
Ensuring students are meeting rotation objectives
Provision of direct clinical and in hospital instruction, small group facilitation and/or selected asynchronous educational activities for medical students in the clinical site
Mentor students interested in learning more about the specialty
Participate in planning and execution of formative and summative assessment of medical students
Provide formative and summative feedback to students
Supervising the clinical coordinator
Working with the clerkship coordinator to identify and support students with academic or professional difficulty
Discuss student progress at frequent intervals with relevant faculty at UGHE
Engaging with students and involving them in selected hospital quality improvement initiatives
Advocating for, clarifying learning goals, encouraging, and supporting other clinical staff (including nurses, technicians, paramedics & clinicians) to participate in and undertake teaching responsibilities as they manage patients
Clinical Service requirement
Provide clinical coverage to the general internal medicine inpatient ward
Provide clinical coverage of the outpatient ambulatory clinic in internal medicine.
Support of Visiting Faculty
Integrate Visiting Faculty into the clinical education, research, and administrative functions of the Department of Internal medicine via delegation of tasks, and mentorship of any fellow or resident in the specialty
Administrative responsibilities: Administration of the clerkship including but not limited to:
Creating or contributing to academic schedules and rotations
Communicating with clerkship coordinator to ensure students have the appropriate clearance to be in a clinical setting
Contribute to materials that support the goals and objectives of the clinical rotations (such as didactics, readings, and virtual resources)
Create and contribute to reports on clerkship experiences in their department/unit
Regular review of the learning environment evaluation and collaboratively working with the UGHE clinical department team to improve the learning environment
Attendance and participation at meetings at the department, clerkship, and medical school level and during any relevant clinical site visit by the school leadership
Be an integral member of the department of Internal Medicine
Contribute to other UGHE responsibilities as assigned by the UGHE leadership
Research
Participate in research in UGHE
Actively look for funding opportunities to conduct research at the department of their specialty
Support students and faculty interested in research
However, faculty may be assigned to a different location according to students’ rotation schedule
REQUIRED QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE/SKILLS
MD or MBBS and Specialty training and certification in Internal medicine
Proven experience as an academic faculty in a medical school for minimum of 3 years
Proven training in medical education or health professional education (certificate, diploma and advanced)
Experience in academic leadership (Course coordinator, department head, module director) is recommended.
Fluent in English, French and Kinyarwanda are a plus
Time allocation:
To be determined depending on the specialty, with overall approximately 30-40% clinical and 60-70% teaching, administrative and research.
How to Apply
Applicants should provide: (1) curriculum vitae, (2) Degree, (3) A cover letter describing your interest in UGHE and relevant experience. Please upload these under the ‘Additional Files’ tab on the application page before 16th February 2024.
UGHE is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Organizational Profile
UGHE is a new kind of university focused on training the next generation of global leaders in health care delivery. The university launched in Rwanda in September 2015. Through an academic experience uniquely rooted in the values of equity, students are empowered to both ease suffering at the bedside and drive transformational, systemic changes to the health system.
UGHE is an initiative of Partners In Health (PIH), an internationally recognized non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care. The UGHE Center for Equity in Global Surgery (CEGS) is focused on contributing solutions to the imbalance in surgical access through five key pillars- Fellowship, Education and Training, Global Convening, Research and Innovation, and Policy and Advocacy. In partnership with several global surgery organizations, the Center provides support for both undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum development in the surgical sciences, clinical and community-based research across sub-Saharan Africa, and support for regional surgical, obstetrics, and anesthesia plans.
Members of the UGHE community are tenacious and resolute in our drive to attain social justice, make common cause with those in need, listen to and learn from others, and operate with honesty and humility as we uphold academic integrity and intellectual curiosity. The University of Global Health Equity seeks individuals committed to these values to join the team.
Commitment to Safeguarding and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment:
At UGHE, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including community members – as well as our students, contractors, staff, and visitors to our campus are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment and any form of systemic abuse, whilst reducing risk and vulnerabilities. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with UGHE’s policy.
UGHE will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of fraud, harassment, sexual harassment and any form of systemic abuse or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By applying, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.