Mentoring medical graduates on internal medicine in Tuvalu
Purpose of the contract
Working closely with the Tuvalu Ministry of Health and the WHO Pacific Health Systems and Policy team, the consultant will provide knowledge and clinical skills of internal medicine to medical graduates who are currently undertaking a bridging program in Tuvalu prior to undertaking internship in Kiribati in 2018 and also mentoring the local junior medical doctors.
Background
There are medical graduates who have recently returned from Cuba and are currently undertaking a bridging program at Princess Margaret Hospital in Funafuti Tuvalu prior to undertaking who are coming back to Tuvalu after internship in Kiribati in 2018.
The bridging programme has been prepared for their smooth transition from training abroad to undertaking internship in Kiribati, after which they will return to Tuvalu to undertake their Public Health Module, prior to being certified to practice as a general practitioner in Tuvalu. Since there is no internal medicine specialist in Tuvalu, upon Tuvalu Ministry of Health's request, WHO would like to invite one internal medicine specialist from 05 Dec to 19 Dec 2017 to mentor graduates under the bridging programme.
Work to be performed
Method(s) to carry out the activity
Mentoring in relation to providing internal medicine services
Output/s
In collaboration with the Tuvalu Ministry of Health and the WHO Pacific Health Systems and Policy team, the contractor will:
- Draft a workplan at the beginning of the assignment
- Submit a final evaluation report to be submitted within a week of completing the assignment
Technical Supervision
The selected Consultant will work under the supervision of:
Responsible Officer: Changgyo Yoon, Technical Officer, Pacific Health Systems and policy, Pacific Technical Support
Email: yoonc@who.int
Manager: Corinne Capuano, Director, Pacific Technical Support
Email: capuanoc@who.int
Specific requirements
- Education required: Medical degree with additional relevant qualification/s in internal medicine
- Experience required: At least five years of working experience, including international work experience in above areas. Experience working in one or more Pacific islands would be an asset.
- Language requirements: Written and spoken fluency in English is essential.
Competencies
- Communicating in a credible and effective way;
- Producing results;
- Moving forward in a changing environment; and
- Fostering integration and teamwork
Place of assignment
Funafuti, Tuvalu.
Timeline/Duration of assignment
The duration for the assignment is from 05 to 19 December 2017, with 11 working days.
Proposed activities/Due dates
Draft workplan and submit- 05 December
Final evaluation report after finishing mentoring by the end of assignment-
19 December
Detailed cost breakdown
Proposed activities Unit quantity Unit cost (USD) Total (USD)
Contractual fees (11 working days, excluding holidays)
Per diem (including travel days from home country)
Return flight costs
Payment terms
0% upon signature of the contract
50% upon submission of the work plan
50% upon submission of the final report
Applications
Qualified and interested individuals should submit an application letter with an expected quotation and portfolio of previous works in relation to TOR to wpfjidpsprocurement@who.int by 15 November 2017. Please use Tender Notice No. 64135 as subject to all submissions.
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted