Study Medical Doctor

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelors degree in medicine and Surgery
  

• Licensed medical doctor with a current practicing license( individuals with proof of completing an internship and expect to get a license at least before the start of the contract, encouraged to apply). Experience working/volunteering in a clinical trial is an added advantage.
  
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
  
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  

Patient care

• Will play an essential role in the recruitment, screening and enrollment of new participants to the above study. Study participants generally require a high level of care, and generally include lumbar punctures, obtaining informed consent in collaboration with the study nurses, ordering lab tests and prescribing medications as appropriate.
  
• Will be responsible for assessing and providing care for all study patients and providing the necessary documentation according to the protocol. Documentation of research includes a mixture of electronic medical records and paper files.
  
• Will provide clinical care in the outpatient clinic at IDI during the study follow-up period.
  
• Ensure very sick patients are properly managed at the various in-patient hospitals and get referred as the need arises.
  

Documentation

• Shall be responsible for completing daily and reviewing case record forms (CRFs) to ensure completeness of data entry.
  
• Responsible for completing and submitting CRFs for data entry.
  
• Responsible for responding to error queries from the data management team.
  

Team Work/Collaboration

• Will attend all study meetings to discuss patient care and other team-related activities
  
• Inpatient care is generally collaborative with team members and consists of daily rounds together with other study staff as well as international collaborators.