Organizational Profile:
Partners In Health (“PIH”), co-founded by Paul Farmer and Ophelia Dahl and headquartered in Boston, MA, is an internationally recognized non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care. Through its service delivery, training, advocacy and research, PIH works globally to bring the benefits of modern medical science to those most in need and to serve as an antidote to despair. PIH has major programs in Haiti, Peru, Guatemala, Mexico, Russia, Rwanda, Lesotho, Malawi, Burundi, Kazakhstan, the Dominican Republic and Boston, working tirelessly to lessen the joint burden of disease and poverty.

This is an exciting time for PIH as the organization is going through a period of significant growth. PIH has played a vital role in the response and reconstruction of Haiti following the 2010 earthquake, and these efforts are resulting in both a broadened scope of work and heightened visibility for the organization. As the work continues to expand, PIH seeks individuals committed to the mission and values of the organization (see PIH values) to join the team.

Hospital Profile:
In the town of Mirebalais, located at the intersection of two main roads just 30 miles north of Port-au-Prince, PIH is in the midst of the biggest reconstruction project launched in Haiti since the January 12, 2010 earthquake: a 220,000 square foot, 320-bed teaching hospital. Before January 12th, Partners In Health and Zanmi Lasante (ZL) its Haitian sister organization had been planning to build a new community hospital in Mirebalais. Then the earthquake struck, leaving most of the health facilities in and around Port-au-Prince in ruins, including Haiti’s only public teaching hospital and nursing school. Responding to an urgent appeal from the Haitian Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP), we quickly scaled up our plans. Less than six months after the earthquake, the MSPP and PIH/ZL broke ground not for a community hospital but for a world-class national referral hospital and teaching center. When the hospital opens its doors in 2012, the main medical campus will encompass seven buildings offering a level of care never before available at a public hospital in Haiti. And at a time when Haiti desperately needs skilled professionals, Mirebalais Hospital will partner with Harvard Medical School and others to provide high-quality education for the next generation of Haitian medical students, resident physicians, nurses, and other clinical staff.

Position Overview:
Zanmi Lasante is seeking an experienced physician with academic and research experience to lead the medical education and research component for its new flagship project: the Mirebalais Teaching Hospital (MTH). As a member of the senior leadership team, the Director of Medical Education and Research provides oversight to the development, direction and coordination of all medical education activities and research at MNTH. He leads and directly supervises the training and research staff .The Director of Medical Education leadership and performance sets the stage and example for all aspects of training and research at the MNTH.

Specific Responsibilities:
• Coordinate both pre and post graduate medical education in Mirebalais National Teaching Hospital.
• Work closely with the Chief of Clinical Services and others to finalize a comprehensive operational plan, staffing plan, and budget for the research; medical and nursing training components of Mirebalais National Teaching Hospital.
• Work with the Chief of Clinical Services to insure that clinical care is provided in a way consistent with the operations of an academic teaching hospital.
• Recruit, hire, and train a management team to implement that plan. This planning process should draw upon best practices in hospital administration in developed countries while also addressing the specific challenges of the hospital’s context in Haiti.
• Designs the educational mission statement to serve as an articulated focus on the program and ensures an integration of education programs with the general and specialty needs of physicians within the institution.
• Ensures compliance of medical education activities with nationally accepted accreditation standards and requirements.
• Work closely with expat, expert medical staff, and medical teams and coordinate their integration into the educational activities of the hospital.
• Coordinate the support of foreign academic medical centers into medical educational activities at MTH.
• Select and recruit lecturers to meet specific educational needs.
• Responsible for planning major conferences, selecting appropriate content, and evaluating efficiency. This includes to Plan and coordinate all conference schedules
• Manage the performance of the training and research staff ensuring there are adequate resources to meet the operational requirements based on the operational plan.
• Provide timely and accurate reporting to the Chief of Clinical Services.
• Ensure there is adequate staff with appropriate training in the medical education department,
• Plan and develop medical and nursing education program. This includes the development of curriculums for physician residency training programs, nursing training program and various type of medical exchange program with national and international partners.
• Identify, plan, develop and publish research projects.
• In close collaboration with the chief of Clinical Services and with PIH and ZL experts, create and implement robust health information systems for monitoring and evaluation, including a system for continuous performance measurement based upon clinical indicators. Work with the hospital’s senior management team to ensure that best practices in evidence-based hospital management are firmly established, and to promote accountability to PIH, ZL, the government of Haiti, donors, and the broader public.
• A personal and professional commitment to the mission and goals of the Mirebalais National Teaching Hospital; to supporting the long-term development of Haiti; and to tirelessly strengthening human rights through the promotion of global health equity and social justice.

Qualifications:
• Medical Doctorate or equivalent
• 10+ years of cumulative experience in medical research and medical teaching at a major referral hospital or medical training institution. A relevant advanced degree is strongly preferred...
• Experience living and working in resource-limited environments is strongly preferred. The candidate should have a demonstrated ability to be flexible and effective in the face of unexpected challenges, including supply disruptions, national emergencies, and other sudden changes; as well as the willingness to accept a standard of living that is clean and comfortable but very simple.
• Strong people management experience, including the demonstrated ability to work respectfully, productively, and with humility across cultures; as well as demonstrated aptitude for teaching, training, and mentorship.
• Fluency in English, French and conversational Spanish highly desirable

Job Title: Director of Medical Education
Mirebalais National Teaching Hospital
Reports to: Chief of Clinical Services, Mirebalais National Teaching Hospital
Location: Mirebalais, Haiti
Closing date: March 17, 2012
Timing: Starting in April 2012

ZL and PIH are equal opportunities employers and encourage applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or disability. Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.