Programs Current GHC Openings

Seeking Pediatrics/Family Medicine Faculty Clinician and Educators to serve as Global Health Corps Physicians at Texas Children’s Global Network Sites

Number of Openings: 4

Location: We are currently recruiting for open Global Health Corps (GHC) positions in Kampala, Uganda; Lilongwe, Malawi*; Gaborone, Botswana; and Maseru, Lesotho.  Application packets are due February, 15 2024. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis according to when they are received so applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

*The Lilongwe, Malawi position will support acute care pediatrics at Kamuzu Central Hospital. See GHC-KCH Job Posting beginning on page 2.

Dates: Start date typically coincides with the academic year, and this year will begin in late June/early July 2024. Begins with 4-week, intensive pre-service training in Houston before relocation to the global health site. We prefer candidates who can make a two-year commitment, though will consider those who are able to commit to one year. 

Position Description: Members of the Global Health Corps (GHC) are placed at Texas Children’s Global / Baylor College of Medicine International Pediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI) Foundation sites across sub-Saharan Africa to provide clinical care to children and families, while also training health professionals. As a member of the GHC, physicians will be involved in direct clinical care, quality improvement, teaching and training, as well as other tasks including participation in research, monitoring and evaluation, program design, grant-writing, and report-writing. 

Clinical settings are primarily at BIPAI Pediatric HIV Centers of Excellence; however, dependent on country assignment, clinical settings may also include acute care (inpatient) pediatrics and/or pediatric subspeciality care settings. GHCs will treat a wide variety of diseases and conditions impacting child health and survival globally, including HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, malnutrition, peri-natal conditions, cancer, and sickle cell disease. Patient populations range from infants through young adults, as well as adult family members of children enrolled in care. GHCs may also be involved in outreach clinical work and training in remote regions of the country. There will likely be research collaboration opportunities within the clinic setting. GHCs may serve as faculty clinical supervisors for rotating U.S.-based medical students, residents, and fellows. 

Qualifications:

• Board eligible or board certified in Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics or board eligible or board certified in Family Medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine
• Proficiency in General Pediatrics, Medicine-Pediatrics, or Family Medicine; pediatric sub-specialists in the areas of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Pediatric Critical Care are also encouraged to apply 
• Experience working in international, resource-limited settings

Compensation, Benefits, and Accountabilities: This position is funded by Texas Children’s Global. You will be employed by Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) as a faculty member and Global Health Corp physician, and will receive a competitive salary plus housing and a comprehensive benefits package. You will receive BCM faculty benefits as well as GHC benefits. In-country, you will report to the Baylor Foundation Executive Director. You will also have reporting accountabilities to the Texas Children’s Global GHC Director. 

Background: Texas Children’s Global, inclusive of BIPAI, is a global network of non-profit organizations that aim to provide high-quality, high-impact, highly ethical pediatric and family-centered health care, health professional training and clinical research, focused on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, malnutrition and other conditions impacting the health and well-being of children and families worldwide. Starting in Romania in 2001, BIPAI now treats more than 300,000 children in more than a dozen countries and remains one of the largest provider of pediatric HIV care and treatment in the world while continuing to expand its treatment of other health conditions affecting children and women worldwide. BIPAI is a joint program of Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital.

How to Apply: Please contact Dr. Heather Haq for more information and to obtain application materials. Your completed application packet will include: CV, application form and personal statement responses.

Texas Children’s Global Health Corps Pediatric Practitioner: Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe Malawi (GHC-KCH)

Position: We are recruiting a full-time pediatric faculty member to work at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi in conjunction with PACHIMAKE, a Pediatric Emergency Medicine consortium comprised of Baylor Foundation Malawi, Texas Children’s Hospital / Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill / Project Malawi and the University of Utah. Applicants should be Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM), Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM), or General Pediatrics Board Eligible or Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, have specific interest and/or experience working in acute care pediatrics, experience working in an international, resource-limited setting, and excellent interpersonal communication skills.  The position will be a combination of provision of direct clinical care in high acuity areas of the Pediatrics Wards at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH), education of local healthcare workers, clinical supervision and education of Kamuzu University of Health Sciences pediatric residents, clinical supervision and education of visiting trainees from U.S.-based partners, involvement in research and quality improvement, and administrative responsibilities to strengthen the quality of pediatric inpatient care at KCH.

This position is funded through the Texas Children’s Global Health Corps program and includes the same compensation, benefits, and accountabilities as described above.

Site: Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) is the national referral hospital in the capital city of Lilongwe serving the central region of Malawi.  The pediatric ward has approximately 300 beds, admits more than 27,000 patients per year, and manages all medical emergencies for the region. There are three general pediatric wards, a nutritional resuscitation unit, a post-natal nursery and a high acuity ward. KCH is overseen by the Ministry of Health and affiliated with the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences.

Background: The goal for this position is to provide a consistent pediatric provider presence, striving to improve pediatric outcomes at KCH. Because the majority of pediatric hospital mortality in resource-limited settings occurs early during hospitalization, the primary focus is on acute clinical care. The involved US-based institutions have been supporting pediatric care in various capacities at KCH since 2005 and have helped decrease the inpatient mortality as well as bolstered the medical education for both US and Malawian trainees. Despite this progress critical gaps in acute care remain.

This position will support PACHIMAKE, which aims to improve the care of acutely ill children through sustainable, bi-directional implementation of effective, coordinated, high-quality clinical, educational, quality improvement and research initiatives. The successful candidate will also provide cross-departmental support and coordination for quality improvement, education, and research.

We are looking for someone with a skill set to support acute care clinical, educational, quality improvement and research initiatives in a global health setting. The interpersonal skills to balance and support relationships between KCH, the Department of Pediatrics at the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Baylor Foundation-Malawi, and U.S.-based faculty and trainees are also essential. 

Goals:

• Access: to improve the outcomes of acutely ill children at KCH
• Capacity strengthening: to augment the ability of pediatric providers to care for acutely ill children at KCH
• Partnership: to strengthen coordination and management of PACHIMAKE partnership to provide impactful services at KCH
• Improved infrastructure: at KCH for the care of acutely ill children

GHC-KCH Duties and responsibilities

• PACHIMAKE Program Oversight: You will work under the leadership of the Head of Department (HOD) at KCH Pediatrics and ideally alongside U.S.-based PACHIMAKE pediatric emergency medicine specialists to provide clinical, educational and research oversight for the consortium. This includes regular reporting to the HOD and between local staff and U.S.-based leadership as well.
• Clinical Capacity-Strengthening:  You will be part of the team of pediatricians who supervise Malawian pediatric residents (MMed candidates), medical officers, interns and clinical officers on the pediatric wards as well as providing direct patient care and participating in call coverage. 
• Quality Improvement Work: You will nurture a culture of quality improvement (QI) throughout KCH Pediatrics, and support QI education and program development across pediatric subspecialty areas.
• Medical Trainee Education: As one of the pediatric consultants you will support the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences Masters in Medicine in Pediatrics (MMed) graduate medical education program. You will participate in the education (lectures, bedside teaching and mentorship) of Malawian medical and clinical officers and resident trainees rotating at KCH. You will support curriculum development for the MMed program. 
• Mentorship of rotating trainees and faculty: You will participate in the coordination, clinical supervision, orientation, evaluation, and mentorship of visiting US-based trainees and faculty from Baylor College of Medicine (Houston), and other PACHIMAKE Consortium partners (from Cincinnati, Chapel Hill and Salt Lake City), and assist with rotators from other institutions. 
• Coordination: You will support coordination of Texas Children’s Global activities across pediatric sub-specialty areas within KCH, and support relationships between KCH, the Department of Pediatrics at the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Baylor Foundation Malawi, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Global.