Physician Mentor and Data Manager Jobs in Kenya - University of Washington

Treatment, Research and Expert Education (TREE) at the University of Washington

The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of America’s premier educational and research institutions. The UW has been conducting medical research and program activities in Kenya for over 25 years.

As part of this endeavor, the Treatment, Research and Expert Education (TREE) program has contributed to HIV medical research has developed HIV treatment, prevention and management capacity through training, clinical mentorship, and webcast distance learning lectures.

The purpose of TREE is to develop and share academic medical expertise that will improve the quality and management of HIV care in Kenya.

TREE has an outstanding opportunity for a Physician Mentor and Data Manager

Physician Mentor

The physician mentor will mentor and train clinicians in HIV/AIDS care

Specific duties

Prepare, research and deliver expert lectures in HIV and infectious diseases medicineMentor clinicians on HIV care and management in a clinic settingConduct case conferences, lead question and answer sessions and help clinicians analyze scientific articlesDesign and implement an educational curriculum for clinical officersDiagnose, treat and care for HIV patientsDevelop and update medical protocols, guidelines and algorithms and academic resources for learning, teaching and practiceLead and manage distance HIV learning activitiesA degree in Medicine (Internal Medicine. MMed preferred)Registration with the Medical and Dentists Practioners BoardAt least 3 years demonstrable experience treating HIV patients, teaching HIV clinical skills and mentoring doctors in AIDS care and treatmentOutstanding knowledge and skills in Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and HIVIAIDSVery strong writing, computer and interpersonal skillsData Manager

The data manager will confirm data quality, analyze results and generate reports

Specific duties

Design and modify protocols, standard operating procedures and data collection formsDesign databases and manage SPSS and Access databasesCheck and correct data errorsPresent weekly and monthly reports of data analysisTrain staff on data collection, cleaning and analysisA degree in Biostatistics (Masters degree preferred)At least 2 years working experience in data managementComputer mastery in word processing, statistical software and MS Excel spreadsheetsAdvanced skills in at least two of the following programs: SPSS, Epi Info, Stata, MS Access and SAS
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