Vacancy title:
Graduate Trainee - Medical Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Health Science, Category: Healthcare]

Jobs at:
Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, August 15 2025

Duty Station:
Uganda | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, July 23 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

The Medical Officer will work closely with the GHS's Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) technical team leads to develop and implement strategies for Uganda’s and regional AMR mitigation efforts.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities for enhancing antimicrobial stewardship across the GHS department’s targeted sites
•  Provide technical assistance in collecting and reviewing clinical data to inform surveillance and patient management across sentinel sites.
• Contribute to data review and preliminary analysis of AMR trends in human, animal and environmental health.
• Work with laboratory teams to interpret AMR data and develop hospital antibiograms
• Support the GHS capacity development agenda including training of health care workers in AMR and other public health emergencies
• Provide clinical support in treatment units during response to public emergencies
• Document lessons learnt and best practices from the implementation of efforts to combat AMR and other public health emergencies
• Review and prepare technical reports, policy briefs for internal and external knowledge sharing.

Academic Qualifications

• • Bachelor’s degree in medicine and surgery (MBChB) obtained from a chartered university with a minimum GPA of 4.0
• • Recent completion of internship training and registered or eligible for registration with the relevant national medical council
• • Training in infectious diseases, IPC, epidemiology, or public health is an added advantage

Person Specification

• Sound clinical reasoning and interest in evidence-based medicine
• Basic understanding of microbiology and infectious disease epidemiology
• Strong analytical, communication, and report-writing skills
• Team player with the ability to work with diverse stakeholders

Work Hours: 8

Experience: No Requirements

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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