Visiting Assistant Research Professor of Pediatrics

Visiting Assistant Research Professor of Pediatrics

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Title Visiting Assistant Research Professor of Pediatrics

Specific Title

Appointment Type Scientist Track Faculty

Department

Campus IU School of Medicine Indianapolis

Position Summary

Indiana University/Riley Hospital for Children is currently recruiting a Pediatric Team leader for their Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare ( AMPATH ) program in Kenya.

If you or a pediatrician you know is interested in working within a 30+ year international partnership, please see the details of the position below.

The role of the AMPATH team leader is to be an ambassador, driver, and guide of the educational mission between the North American and Kenyan institutions of the AMPATH consortium.

The team leader resides in Kenya full-time and their primary mission is to build capacity through workforce development.

They accomplish this by working closely with Kenyan and North American faculty, residents, and medical students to support a positive learning environment that is respectful to all.

Specific responsibilities for the Pediatrics Team Leader include: hosting North American visitors (medical trainees and teaching faculty) in Kenya, coordinating electives for Kenyan learners in North America, and functioning as a visiting lecturer within the Department of Child Health and Pediatrics at Moi University School of Medicine and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital.

The team leader engages with other service and scholarly work to the degree that these advance the primary mission of capacity building and workforce development.

Working Environment

● The Team Leader is required to live and work in Eldoret, Kenya, at the IU House whenever legal and institutional permissions allow.

● Office space and access to office equipment (computer, printers, photocopying) will be provided in the IU Center for Global Health and at the IU House.

● The team leader is required to attend virtual meetings and perform some work remotely

Support

This position is supported by the IU Department of Pediatrics and the IU Center for Global Health.

The team leader will receive an appointment as a Visiting Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine and a Visiting Lecturer in Pediatrics at Moi University School of Medicine.

Salary is commensurate with experience.

Supervision

The Pediatrics team leader reports directly to both the IU Center for Global Health Director of Education and the Department of Pediatrics Vice Chair of Education.

Day-to-day activities are supervised and managed by the AMPATH Executive Field Director.

For clinical and teaching responsibilities related to the Moi University, the team leader will report to the Head of Department of Child Health and Pediatrics.

AMPATH Ambassador

As the AMPATH ambassador for pediatrics, the pediatrics team leader is expected to:

● Attend weekly AMPATH consortium calls

● Participate in monthly meetings with IU Center for Global Health Education leadership

● Help maintain and update AMPATH Education SOPs

● Provide reports on activities related to the pediatric educational mission when requested

As a member of the IU department of pediatrics, the pediatrics team leader is expected to:

● Assist the Center for Global Health Director and Associate Director of Education in addition to the Department of Pediatrics Associate Director of Pediatric Global Health Education with global health related educational activities for IU residents and students.

● Maintain regular and prompt communication with the IU department of Pediatrics.

This includes timely submission of student and resident evaluations and prompt response to emails and requests for information.

● Facilitate pediatric research efforts in Kenya by helping to build relationships between researchers from the North American AMPATH institutions and researchers from Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital and Moi University School of Medicine.

● Host visitors to AMPATH with an interest in Pediatrics including donors, new faculty, researchers, and the many other interested parties that create future opportunities for AMPATH .

As the nation’s largest medical school, IUSM is committed to being an institution that not only reflects the diversity of the learners we teach and the patient populations we serve, but also pursues the values of diversity, equity and inclusion that inform academic excellence.

We desire candidates who enhance our representational diversity, as well as those whose work contributes to equitable and inclusive learning and working environments for our students, staff, and faculty.

IUSM strives to take an anti-racist stance, regularly evaluating and updating its policies, procedures, and practices to confer equitable opportunities for contribution and advancement for all members of our community.

We invite individuals who will join us in our mission to advance racial equity to transform health and wellbeing for all throughout the state of Indiana.

Basic Qualifications

Doctorate or Terminal degree required.

● MD or equivalent degree with completion of residency training in pediatrics .

Must be board certified/eligible in pediatrics

● Committed to a personal pursuit of cultural humility as the foundation for effective, meaningful and appropriate engagement with individuals of other cultures/backgrounds

● Prior international experience in underserved, under-resourced areas of the world

● Committed to pursuing global health as a career, either locally or internationally

● Role model of the highest professional standards

● Knowledgeable about the content and practice of global health

● Committed to health equity and the treatment of all persons with dignity and respect

● Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

● Excellent teaching and mentoring skills

● Excellent organizational skills

● Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with administrators, colleagues, coworkers, trainees

● Ability to identify unexpected opportunities/needs and develop creative solutions

● Flexibility and nimbleness in the face of change and unexpected disruptions

● Ability to maintain a generosity of spirit both in demeanor and in action

● Ability to demonstrate and model what it means to be an respectful visitor in a host country

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