International Medical Corps - emergency medicine opportunities
Ross Donaldson is an emergency physician at UCLA, ACEP member and Fellow, and ACEP IEM Section member who is doing a lot of work for a group called IMC--Int'l Medical Corps. He is in charge of emergency medicine and disaster care for IMC, and is looking for people interested in helping out with their many projects in international emergency medicine, disaster relief, post-conflict EM development, and other projects. Ross is currently exploring forming relationships between IMC and several of the EM societies
Background
International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. It has been a leader in global emergency and disaster training for over twenty-five years, with a long record of strengthening health systems in challenging environments.
International Medical Corps has provided large-scale emergency and disaster training and system support in numerous middle- and low-income countries around the world, educating tens-of-thousands of people in life-saving skills. Recent large-scale emergency and disaster projects include Afghanistan, Bosnia, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Iraq, and Haiti.
The International Medical Corps' Emergency & Disaster Care (EDC) development programs have several current and upcoming opportunities for Emergency Medicine personnel. See below for the individual opportunities and contact directions, if interested. Please feel free to forward this email to additional parties.
Opportunities
1) Volunteer Emergency Medicine Instructor, Haiti
The primary responsibility of Volunteer Emergency Medicine Instructors is to provide training and hands-on care, which will upgrade the skills and knowledge of doctors and nurses in up-to-date emergency medical practices. The duration of the assignment is 2-4 weeks, with preference given to those able to do longer periods (April '11 - December '12). Volunteer Emergency Medicine Instructors will work in a newly established emergency medicine training center at the Hopital de l'Universite d'Etat d'Haiti (HUEH). They will assist with the teaching of an established emergency medicine curriculum, as well as teach existing medical staff in the ED to provide training in diagnosing and managing emergency patients. The main goal of the Volunteer Emergency Medicine Instructors is to teach and build up emergency medicine capacity, rather to provide primary medical care.
QUALIFICATIONS:
EM residents in their last year of specialty training and attending physicians, preferably with overseas experience
Fluency or near-fluency in French or Haitian Creole required
Instructor certification (e.g. BLS, ACLS, PALS) from the American Heart Association an advantage
Previous work at HUEH (under our prior disaster response program) an advantage
Contact: Dr. Daniel Khodabakhsh <dkhoda@gmail.com>
2) Emergency Medicine Specialist, Afghanistan
The primary responsibility of the Emergency Medicine Specialist is to provide training and hands-on care which will upgrade the skills and knowledge of local counterparts in up-to-date emergency medical practices. The duration of the assignment is two months, with a possible extension (summer '11).
The EM Specialist will work in the Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital alongside the existing medical staff to provide training in diagnosing and managing emergency patients in the WAK Hospital emergency wards, and Medical/Surgical ICUs.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Board Certified Emergency Medicine, preferably with overseas experience
Knowledge of Dari, Urdu, Hindi an advantage
Additional (see link)
See http://www.internationalmedicalcorps.org/Page.aspx?pid=494 for more information and needed qualifications.
Contact: May Marconet <mmarconet@internationalmedicalcorps.org>
3) EDC Website Volunteer
The primary responsibility of the EDC Website Volunteer is to assist with the development of an updated EDC webpage. The duration of the assignment is variable, depending on the project. This is a part time position. The EDC Website Volunteer will work "virtually" from their home location.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Medical student or EM resident or fellow
Extensive experience with web publishing
Interest in global emergency medicine
Experience with wiki software and coding an advantage
Contact: rdonaldson@InternationalMedicalCorps.org
Fellowship Opportunities:
4) Harbor-UCLA/IMC Emergency Medicine Fellowship in Global Health
The fellowship is a joint venture between the Harbor-UCLA Department of Emergency Medicine and IMC. The Fellowship accepts 1-2 fellows per year and provides them with a broad exposure to international emergency medicine, emergency systems development, and EDC program management.
The Fellow(s) spend roughly half of their time overseas (5-6 months for the one-year fellows). The other half as attending physicians at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Please note, overseas work may take place in conflict areas.
Applications are due by October 15 for the following academic year.
QUALIFICATIONS:
US board certified or eligible in Emergency Medicine (by time of fellowship start), preferably with overseas experience
Highly competitive application, with outstanding recommendations and work experience
Instructor certification(s) (e.g. BLS, ACLS, PALS) from the American Heart Association an advantage
Language skills an advantage
MPH and/or a history of research or grant writing an advantage
See http://www.emedharbor.edu/Global.html for more information.
Contact: rdonaldson@InternationalMedicalCorps.org
5) International Emergency Medicine/Global Health Internship Projects
As a long-term leader of global Emergency & Disaster Care development, International Medical Corps has partnerships with International Emergency Medicine/EM Global Health (IEM/GH) programs across the country. Outside of the flagship Harbor-UCLA/IMC Emergency Medicine Fellowship in Global Health, the EDC department accepts 1-2 IEM/GH fellows per year from other programs to work on specific projects. Locations include DC, Los Angeles, overseas, and "virtual," depending on project. Funding arrangements are dependent on individual project.
QUALIFICATIONS:
US board certified or eligible in Emergency Medicine (by time of fellowship start), preferably with overseas experience
Currently enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an IEM/GH fellowship
Joint project approved by your fellowship director
Contact: rdonaldson@InternationalMedicalCorps.org
Emergency Response
6) Emergency Response Volunteers
International Medical Corps' emergency response team works to minimize the loss of life and alleviate the suffering of disaster-affected populations across the globe. Our volunteer focus is the provision of life-saving emergency health services, primary health care, public health, and emergency nutrition. International Medical Corps is looking for highly trained medical staff to add to our emergency response roster, which requires that volunteers be willing to deploy rapidly—usually within 72 hours—and for a duration of 2–8 weeks. (Preference is given to those able to deploy for longer durations.) In most instances, volunteers will be required to pay for their own flights, but will receive a food allowance for each day spent in the field, shared housing, and emergency medical evacuation insurance.
DOCTOR QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum medical degree; preferably with a Master’s in Public Health
Experience in overseas programs relating to primary health care, maternal and child health, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, and communicable diseases
Minimum of 3 years of experience required, of which 1-2 years should be of developing country experience or resource deprived environment
Must be able to deploy to emergencies on short notice
Previous NGO experience
Apply at: http://www.internationalmedicalcorps.org/Page.aspx?pid=494
NURSE QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum clinical nursing degree; preferably with a Master’s in Public Health
Experience in overseas programs relating to primary health care, communicable diseases; experience in maternal and child health, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS is useful
Minimum of 3 years of experience required, of which 1 year should be of developing country experience or resource deprived environment
Previous NGO experience
Apply at: http://www.internationalmedicalcorps.org/Page.aspx?pid=494
To make a donation to International Medical Corps' important work responding to crises and developing emergency and disaster care worldwide, go to http://www.internationalmedicalcorps.org/Page.aspx?pid=332. Additional International Medical Corps jobs available at our website http://www.internationalmedicalcorps.org/.
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Ross I. Donaldson, MD, MPH, CTropMed, FACEP
Global Head
Emergency & Disaster Care
International Medical Corps
Director
Global Health Program & Fellowship
Department of Emergency Medicine
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
rdonaldson@InternationalMedicalCorps.org
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