Overview
Tshemba Foundation is appealing to South African doctors to address a critical health care gap in rural South Africa’s Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces where doctor shortages pose substantial challenges to adequate health care.
In your role as a volunteer physician you will experience and learn from a stimulating and challenging working environment, treat conditions and cases not usually seen in urban areas, and help leave a legacy of improved quality of care by sharing knowledge and skills with local staff who are eager for support.
Tshemba offers volunteers free, safe and secure accommodation at the Volunteer Lodge, located in Moditlo Private Game Reserve. The Lodge serves as a welcome off-duty refuge where healthcare providers relax after a day of work, exchange ideas, create healthcare solutions for daily challenges, and connect with peers from around the world, while enjoying the natural surroundings.
In this role you can offer:
* direct or indirect patient care in various departments of a public hospital and/or surrounding clinics
* postgraduate support to medical staff in training
* skills development and/or formal teaching for local staff
* administrative or management support, including clinical and quality improvement projects
* development of health interventions and protocols alongside local staff
Our clinical team will work with you to develop a personalized volunteer schedule that aligns your skills and experience with the needs of hospital departments and clinics in the area.
Length of placement
* Currently, volunteer placement lengths are flexible based on your area of expertise. For South African physicians, we ask for a minimum of 2 weeks for generalists and 1 week for specialists. We will work with you to determine placement and duration to maximize impact.
Requirements
* A current medical license in good standing
* Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
* We welcome interest from ALL REGISTERED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS; however, the current greatest need in the area is for GPs or Family Physicians with diabetes expertise, Neurologists, Dermatologists, Hospitalists, Ophthalmologists and Paediatricians, General surgeons. Needed allied professionals include optometrists, speech therapists and dietitians.
Medical professionals who have volunteered with Tshemba report re-energization and renewed passion for medicine.
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