As a doctor working for Médecins Sans Frontières you may be responding to a measles or meningitis epidemic, assessing medical needs after a natural disaster, treating HIV/AIDS or TB patients or treating survivors of armed conflict.

Your clinical skills and resourcefulness will be put to the test while you work in locations where the health care infrastructure may have completely fallen apart, or while you work to diagnose and treat medical conditions not found in Australia and New Zealand. Your managerial and administration skills will be called upon as you supervise large teams of local staff.  You will not be facing these challenges alone - Médecins Sans Frontières provides expert technical support including extensive guidelines and protocols.

REQUIREMENTS

• Compliance with Essential Criteria for all Potential Field Workers
• Minimum of two years experience post-qualification, ie currently in or about to start PGY3 at a minimum 
• Clinical experience in areas such as Public Health, Obstetrics/Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Nutrition, Emergency, Infectious Diseases (STDs, HIV/AIDS, TB), General Medicine, Anaesthetics, ICU or Minor Surgery
• Available to work infield for a minimum of 9 months

ASSETS

• Post graduate study in international public health, refugee health, infectious diseases (especially TB and HIV/AIDS) or tropical medicine
• Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Completion of your specialty training is not mandatory before applying however Médecins Sans Frontières does have significant needs for:

• Infectious Diseases specialists (HIV/TB in particular)
• Paediatricians