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Kampala, Uganda

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30 Dec 2024

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The Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is a Ugandan not-for-profit organization whose mission is to strengthen health systems in Africa, with strong emphasis on infectious diseases, through research and capacity development. IDI has six operational areas through which it works to achieve its mission: Prevention, Care and Treatment; Training, Research, Laboratory services (including the CAP-certified IDI Core Lab & Translational Lab), Global Health Security and Health System Strengthening.

Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is an independently governed institute within the College of Health Sciences at Makerere University and has the mission “To strengthen health systems in Africa, with a strong emphasis on infectious diseases, through research and capacity development.” IDI has operations across Uganda as well as in a number of other African countries and has a staffing of over 1,000 managing multiple projects in research, clinical services, public health and training.

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Medical Officer job at Infectious Diseases Institute

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Job Title: Medical Officer (Fresher NGO Jobs)

Organisation: Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Co-Investigator CITADEL Project

The Community Integration of TB and Chronic Respiratory Lung disease screening, diagnosis and treatment (CITaDeL Project) aims to jointly screen for TB, Asthma and COPD in the community. The study will involve doing spirometry tests in primary health care facilities with ready support of a respiratory physician at the project secretariat. The project aims to recruit a Locum Medical Officer to among other key roles support the study respiratory physician with review and quality control of the spirometry service within the study. The ideal candidate must demonstrate readiness to be mentored into clinical research in TB and chronic lung disease. The role of the Graduate trainee will be a support role in the project.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

Assist with screen, recruiting and consent study participants
Assist prepare participants for study related clinical procedures
Assist with review and quality control of participant spirometry tests
Follow-up study patients, review patient files and labs results
Perform any other clinical duties that may be reasonably necessary for implementing the study protocol
Attend all study team meetings
Participate in and conduct all relevant Continuous Medical Education and trainings