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Mater Misericordiae Hospital
COSECSA Resident Training Program at Mater Misericordiae Hospital
Nairobi, NairobiKenyaFull TimeMid-Senior Level
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The COSECSA postgraduate training program is a 5-year general surgery program at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital training site. An award of Fellowship in General Surgery FCS (ECSA) is awarded at the end of the training.
Main Duties:
Conducting emergency calls, clerking surgical patients, admitting and investigating them in consultation with the surgeons on call or senior residents in the hospital, for guidance and supervision.
Attending lectures, training seminars, conducting or participating in ward rounds.
Rotating in different institutions/ stations, as determined by the training program management to attain requisite skills.
Offering surgical care including participating in surgical out-patient or consultation clinics,
Participating in surgical operations, reviewing patients, and following them, under theirseniors' supervision and instructions.
Researching, CME seminars, teaching of junior staff like medical officers and interns and nurses to provide additional professional skills and management qualities.
Participating in quality improvement initiatives and giving reports as required
Required Qualifications for the Position
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB)
Minimum 2 years post internship.
Training in ACLS & ATLS
Registered with KMPDC with a valid practicing license
Reference letters from 2 senior colleagues in the medical profession