University of Washington Global
Assistance Program Kenya
Women’s Health Project, Mombasa Kenya
Project Description: The
Women’s Health Project, established in 1993, is a collaborative effort of the
University of Nairobi (UoN), the University of Washington (UW), the Kenya
Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Mombasa County, the Ministry of Health, the
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC), and the US President’s
Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
- To provide high quality care to at-risk and
HIV-positive women participating in the high-risk women’s cohort (Mombasa
Cohort).
- To conduct innovative HIV and STI prevention
and treatment research that will contribute substantially to local as well
as global knowledge and implementation of effective interventions.
- To support HIV and STI prevention, care, and
research efforts in Mombasa by training Kenyan researchers and
practitioners, implementing technology transfer, and contributing to
infrastructure development.
Research Physician
(1 Position)
Job Summary: The
research physician will work as a professional and part of the medical team
that attends to research participants in a long-term cohort of high-risk
women.
The research physician will be
responsible for overall management and quality control of clinic activities in
the project.
These will include performing procedures
related to screening, enrollment and treatment of study subjects.
In addition the project
physician will assist the Principal investigator in various project management
activities.
Essential Job Functions
- Supervise screening and enrolment of eligible
patients
- Perform physical examinations of patients
- Diagnose and treat study participants
- Prescription of ARVs and identification of
adverse events related to ART
- Avail laboratory results to study participants
and treat them accordingly
- Collect specimens, confirm correct labeling of
the specimen and supervise their transportation to the laboratory as well
as supervise accurate entry of laboratory results in to the study record
books
- Ensure that data collected is accurate.
Supervise data cleaning and correction processes.
- Maintain consents and consent audits for
ongoing projects.
- Supervise and train study staff on study
procedures and other relevant topics
- Develop standard operations procedures (SOPs)
of the clinic under supervision of the PI and training staff on the SOPs
annually.
- Prepare protocols, case report forms, informed
consent forms and other documentation for human subjects ethics review for
different studies
- Data analyses and presentation of research
progress and results at conferences or scientific meetings.
- Participate in writing and reviewing of
manuscripts.
- Coordinate and lead monthly journal clubs and
teaching conferences with collaborating groups in the region.
- Contribute articles to the quarterly clinic
newsletter.
- Cover for emergency calls from cohort
participants, especially those on ART.
- Perform any additional tasks as assigned by
the principal investigator.
Qualifications/Skills/Experience
- Medical Degree (MBChB or equivalent) and
licensed to practice in Kenya. Additional training such as MPH will be an
added benefit.
- Experience in the field of HIV/AIDS including
counseling, administration of antiretroviral therapy and data collection.
- Computer literacy skills with MS Office
software. Knowledge of statistical software such as SPSS, Stata will be an
added advantage.
- Good communication and inter-personal skills.
- Trained in good clinical practice and human
subjects’ research.
- Demonstrated leadership ability.
Applicants who meet the specified
requirements should send their application letters with their detailed CVs,
copies of academic and professional certificates and other testimonials
together with day-time telephone contact and current remuneration to
fmwidadi@uw.edu