Chair, Family Medicine

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DepartmentFamily Medicine
EntityMedical College
LocationKenya
Introduction
Aga Khan University (AKU) is a private, not for profit, university and teaching hospital system that comprises 13 campuses, seven hospitals and 217 outreach medical centres across eight countries.

Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH, N) provides tertiary and secondary level healthcare services. Established in 1958 and currently a 300 bed facility, the Hospital was upgraded to a tertiary level teaching hospital in order to respond to the health care needs of the people of East Africa. AKUH, N is a premier provider of ambulatory care and quality in-patient services, including critical care.

The Faculty of Health Sciences in East Africa consists of the Medical College and the School of Nursing and Midwifery with future plans for allied health sciences.  The Medical College has 4-year Master of Medicine degrees in anaesthesia, family medicine, medicine, obstetrics & gynaecology, paediatrics, pathology, radiology, and surgery. An innovative undergraduate medicine and nursing programme will start in the Fall of 2017. The Faculty of Health Sciences is building infrastructure in population health sciences and the university has defined priority areas of clinical-academic focus, including Women and Child Health and non-communicable diseases (cardiac, oncology, neurosciences).
ResponsibilitiesReporting to the Dean, Medical College and the CEO, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH,N), the Chair will have the overall responsibility for the academic and service mandate of the department, consistent with the mission and policies of the Aga Khan University and the Aga Khan University Hospital.
Requirements
The ideal candidate will have:
  • possess specialist qualification in Family Medicine and be at, or eligible to be appointed at, an Associate Professor level or above
  • registration or be eligible for registration by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists’ Board
  • capability of taking an entrepreneurial approach to develop financially viable service enhancements
  • experience in education at the undergraduate and postgraduate level and be engaged in scholarly contributions to the field
  • experience working in a developing country and /or the ability to adapt in this context; and
  • worked in a multi-site and/or in a multi-country institutions or have potential to manage in a similar environment with strong financial management skills.
To Apply
​Please email applications (resume/CV and cover letter), including the names, postal and email addresses, telephone/fax number of three professional references, addressed to Director, Human Resources, Aga Khan University to hr.recruitment@aku.edu

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