Volunteer Physicians Sought

The International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC), in partnership with the Volunteer Healthcare Corps (a project of the AIHA Twinning Center), is recruiting U.S. physicians to help scale-up the delivery of care and treatment to people living with HIV/AIDS in human resource-constrained African countries.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
(as of SEPTEMBER 2007)

Infectious Disease (ID) specialists are sought for volunteer assignments as Clinical Preceptors and Technical Advisors in South Africa and Tanzania. The assignments range in duration from three months to one year.

• Tanzania (Clinical Preceptors): Volunteers will support HIV Care and Treatment Centers by providing on-site training and mentoring to staff at regional and district hospitals throughout the country. This is a minimum three-month assignment. Two years’ work experience in delivering HIV/AIDS care is required. Up to 30 volunteers are needed. For further details about this position please  Click here 
• South Africa (Clinical Preceptors): Volunteers will support HIV Care and Treatment Centers by providing on-site training and mentoring to staff at district hospitals and primary care facilities in the Gauteng, Mpumalanga, and Northern Cape Provinces. This is a minimum three- to six-month assignment. Three years’ work experience in delivering HIV/AIDS care is required. For further details about this position please  Click here 
• South Africa (Technical Advisor – Clinical Training): Volunteer will support the Reproductive Health & HIV Research Unit (RHRU) at the University of the Witwatersrand and at Johannesburg Hospital. The Technical Advisor will provide technical direction and assistance in all clinical aspects of RHRU HIV Management Cluster training. This is a minimum six-month to one-year assignment. Four years’ work experience in delivering HIV/AIDS care is required. For further details about this position please  Click here 
• South Africa (Technical Advisor – TB/HIV): Volunteer will support the Reproductive Health & HIV Research Unit at the University of the Witwatersrand and at Johannesburg Hospital. The Technical Advisor will lead the integration of TB into all aspects of work within the RHRU HIV Management Cluster, with a strong focus on the inner city of Johannesburg. This is a minimum six-month to one-year assignment. Four years’ public sector experience of treating TB/HIV-infected patients is required For further details about this position please  Click here 

Application

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The completed application can be faxed back to (312) 376-1620 or mailed to 123 W. Madison, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602.