Description

Position: Pediatric Surgery Faculty

Job Title: Faculty, Pediatric Surgery

Reports to: Head, Department of Surgery

Group/Department: Department of Surgery / Division of Clinical Medicine, University of Global Health Equity (UGHE)

Location : Primarily Butaro Campus and Butaro Level II Teaching Hospital, with frequent travel to Kigali and other teaching sites in Rwanda

Position Overview

The Faculty of Pediatric Surgery will play a key role in advancing UGHE’s mission to deliver equitable, high-quality medical education and surgical care for children. The faculty member will contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, clinical pediatric surgical service delivery, research, and global surgery initiatives focused on children’s surgical care.

The Pediatric Surgery faculty member will actively participate in clinical teaching at Butaro Level II Teaching Hospital and affiliated training sites, contribute to curriculum development in pediatric surgery, mentor students and trainees,



and support the implementation of the General Surgery Residency Program aligned with COSECSA standards, including strengthening pediatric surgical training exposure.

The adecuado candidate is highly self-motivated, academically productive, and committed to surgical education, research, and strengthening pediatric surgical capacity in resource-limited settings. The individual must be organized, collaborative, adaptable, and passionate about improving access to safe, timely, and affordable surgical care for children.

Responsibilities

Undergraduate Medical Education

Contribute to curriculum, syllabus, and content development in pediatric surgery across the MBBS/MGHD curriculum.
Deliver lectures, small group sessions, simulation-based teaching, and bedside clinical instruction.
Provide clinical supervision to medical students during surgery clerkships, with emphasis on pediatric surgical conditions.
Participate in student assessment (OSCEs, written exams, workpl

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