Doctor

About the role of doctor

As a doctor working for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), you may respond to measles or meningitis epidemics, assess medical needs after natural disasters, treat survivors of armed conflict, epidemics, or treat HIV/AIDS or TB patients.

Requirements

• Compliance with Essential Criteria
• Medical Doctor with a minimum of 2 years of professional experience after registration
• Current or recent clinical experience in areas such as Public Health, Obstetrics/Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Nutrition, Emergency, Infectious Diseases2, General Medicine, Anaesthetics, ICU or Minor Surgery
• Managerial and supervisory experience
• Availability for a minimum of 9 months in your first mission. Subsequent mission duration varies depending on the project context. Some specialist profiles like paediatricians, ICU or emergency room (ER) doctors and other specialist profiles may be considered for in-field placements of six months. Please indicate your level of paediatric, ICU, ER or other specialism in your application to be considered for this.

Assets

• Postgraduate study in international public health, refugee health, infectious diseases or tropical medicine
• Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 
• Completion of your speciality training is not mandatory before submitting your application; however, MSF does have significant needs for:
• Infectious Diseases specialists (HIV/TB in particular) experience
• Paediatricians, ICU or emergency room/ER experience