Title: Psychiatrist for the Dr. Mario
Pagenel Global Mental Health Delivery Fellowship
Pagenel Global Mental Health Delivery Fellowship
Reports to: Director of Mental Health
Location: Rwanda
Organizational Profile:
Partners In Health (PIH) is a nonprofit
organization headquartered in Boston, MA, whose mission is to provide quality
health care for the poor and marginalized in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Malawi,
Peru, Mexico, Russia, Dominican Republic, and Navajo Nation. In addition, PIH
has a growing network of affiliated organizations and initiatives in several
other countries, including Nepal, Burundi, Mali, Liberia, and Togo. Through
service delivery, training, advocacy and research, PIH works around the globe
to bring the benefits of modern medical science to those most in need of it, to
serve as an antidote to despair, and inspire others to do the same.
This fellowship is offered in
collaboration with the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at
Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital
Boston, and Massachusetts General Hospital.
collaboration with the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at
Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital
Boston, and Massachusetts General Hospital.
Position Overview:
The Dr. Mario Pagenel Global Mental
Health Delivery Fellowship with Partners In Health (PIH), is a placement in
Rwanda with Partners In Health’s sister organization, Inshuti Mu Buzima (IMB),
in collaboration with the Rwandan Ministry of Health (MoH). The Republic of Rwanda
has made a significant commitment to addressing mental health concerns, and
innovating community-based approaches to decentralized mental health care.
PIH/IMB works to support the Rwandan MoH in its efforts to combat the burden of
mental disorders through both preventive and clinical approaches. PIH/IMB
provide technical support to district hospital and health center
staff—including physicians, hospital and clinic nurses, psychologists,
psychiatric nurses and social workers—at three sites in rural Rwanda.
Health Delivery Fellowship with Partners In Health (PIH), is a placement in
Rwanda with Partners In Health’s sister organization, Inshuti Mu Buzima (IMB),
in collaboration with the Rwandan Ministry of Health (MoH). The Republic of Rwanda
has made a significant commitment to addressing mental health concerns, and
innovating community-based approaches to decentralized mental health care.
PIH/IMB works to support the Rwandan MoH in its efforts to combat the burden of
mental disorders through both preventive and clinical approaches. PIH/IMB
provide technical support to district hospital and health center
staff—including physicians, hospital and clinic nurses, psychologists,
psychiatric nurses and social workers—at three sites in rural Rwanda.
The Fellowship honors Dr. Mario
Pagenel, a beloved physician working for Partners In Health’s sister
organization in Haiti, Zanmi Lasante (ZL). Director for Training and Medical
Education for ZL, Dr. Pagenel perished in Haiti’s 2010 earthquake. He had a
special interest in psychiatry, mental health, social medicine and health
equity. The Fellowship also honors the people of Rwanda and the staff of IMB,
who stood in solidarity with the Haitian people following the earthquake, and
who serve as living inspiration for how the human spirit can overcome great
adversity.
Pagenel, a beloved physician working for Partners In Health’s sister
organization in Haiti, Zanmi Lasante (ZL). Director for Training and Medical
Education for ZL, Dr. Pagenel perished in Haiti’s 2010 earthquake. He had a
special interest in psychiatry, mental health, social medicine and health
equity. The Fellowship also honors the people of Rwanda and the staff of IMB,
who stood in solidarity with the Haitian people following the earthquake, and
who serve as living inspiration for how the human spirit can overcome great
adversity.
In partnership with the Government of
Rwanda and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), PIH/IMB has supported
the MoH to comprehensively strengthen the public health system in rural, underserved
areas of the country since 2005.
Rwanda and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), PIH/IMB has supported
the MoH to comprehensively strengthen the public health system in rural, underserved
areas of the country since 2005.
The Government of Rwanda seeks to
strengthen service delivery, infrastructure and research in mental health
throughout the country. With only two psychiatrists and two neurologists for
more than nine million people, hospitals and clinics in rural Rwanda are faced
with a high burden of neuropsychiatric problems. At the three district sites
where PIH/IMB work in collaboration with the MoH, large numbers of community
health workers (CHW) are mobilized to attend to both infectious and
noncommunicable diseases, augmenting the clinical staff shortage. Elaboration
of a CHW mental health component is imminent. This initiative builds upon
efforts by Rwanda’s MoH to expand on its successful HIV initiatives through
scalable approaches to health care delivery for chronic conditions common in
rural areas, including heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, hemato-oncologic
and neuropsychiatric conditions. With the recent opening of a world-class
teaching hospital at Butaro in northern Rwanda, there exists a timely
opportunity to further develop model hospital- and health center- based
public-sector mental health services. The Fellowship supports training of
hospital and health center staff in Rwanda in management of severe mental health
problems. Enhancing the capacity of IMB to hone the skills of practitioners in
the hospital setting, particularly at the new teaching hospital at Butaro is a
central aim of the Fellowship. The Fellow will liaise closely with the Rwandan
MoH, teaching health care professionals at all levels and supporting the mental
health desk in the MoH in its task of decentralization and integration of
mental health services nationally.
strengthen service delivery, infrastructure and research in mental health
throughout the country. With only two psychiatrists and two neurologists for
more than nine million people, hospitals and clinics in rural Rwanda are faced
with a high burden of neuropsychiatric problems. At the three district sites
where PIH/IMB work in collaboration with the MoH, large numbers of community
health workers (CHW) are mobilized to attend to both infectious and
noncommunicable diseases, augmenting the clinical staff shortage. Elaboration
of a CHW mental health component is imminent. This initiative builds upon
efforts by Rwanda’s MoH to expand on its successful HIV initiatives through
scalable approaches to health care delivery for chronic conditions common in
rural areas, including heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, hemato-oncologic
and neuropsychiatric conditions. With the recent opening of a world-class
teaching hospital at Butaro in northern Rwanda, there exists a timely
opportunity to further develop model hospital- and health center- based
public-sector mental health services. The Fellowship supports training of
hospital and health center staff in Rwanda in management of severe mental health
problems. Enhancing the capacity of IMB to hone the skills of practitioners in
the hospital setting, particularly at the new teaching hospital at Butaro is a
central aim of the Fellowship. The Fellow will liaise closely with the Rwandan
MoH, teaching health care professionals at all levels and supporting the mental
health desk in the MoH in its task of decentralization and integration of
mental health services nationally.
The Fellowship provides an opportunity
for career development in global mental health delivery for post-graduate
psychiatrists, with a combined focus on training, research and advocacy. The
fellowship will consist mostly of service delivery, and includes an academic
research component.
for career development in global mental health delivery for post-graduate
psychiatrists, with a combined focus on training, research and advocacy. The
fellowship will consist mostly of service delivery, and includes an academic
research component.
Over the course of the year the Fellow
will develop an area of academic focus in global health related to mental
health service delivery, selecting an academic mentor with expertise in their
area of interest. Fellows will therefore have the opportunity to collaborate in
and develop mentored research and educational projects, and will have the
option of participating in ongoing research efforts. To facilitate career
development in global mental health, Fellows will be eligible to attend a
3-week intensive summer program in Global Health Effectiveness at Harvard
Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health .
will develop an area of academic focus in global health related to mental
health service delivery, selecting an academic mentor with expertise in their
area of interest. Fellows will therefore have the opportunity to collaborate in
and develop mentored research and educational projects, and will have the
option of participating in ongoing research efforts. To facilitate career
development in global mental health, Fellows will be eligible to attend a
3-week intensive summer program in Global Health Effectiveness at Harvard
Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health .
Global mental health delivery fellows
will be based in Rwanda for one to two years.
will be based in Rwanda for one to two years.
This is a salaried position with
benefits. Partners In Health will provide airfare between Boston and Haiti as
well as living accommodations and meals in Haiti. To facilitate career
development in global mental health, fellows will be eligible to attend a
three-week summer program in Global Health Effectiveness at Harvard School of
Public Health. Fellows will have the opportunity to collaborate in and develop
mentored research and educational projects, and will have the option of
participating in ongoing research efforts through the Department of Global
Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Fellows will have another
three weeks of time in Boston to develop and refine global mental health
delivery-related skills and knowledge in collaboration with chosen program
mentors.
benefits. Partners In Health will provide airfare between Boston and Haiti as
well as living accommodations and meals in Haiti. To facilitate career
development in global mental health, fellows will be eligible to attend a
three-week summer program in Global Health Effectiveness at Harvard School of
Public Health. Fellows will have the opportunity to collaborate in and develop
mentored research and educational projects, and will have the option of
participating in ongoing research efforts through the Department of Global
Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Fellows will have another
three weeks of time in Boston to develop and refine global mental health
delivery-related skills and knowledge in collaboration with chosen program
mentors.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Developing
strong productive relationships with our Rwandan colleagues to identify
core challenges to quality mental health care and devising collaborative
plans for improvement - Accompanying
Rwandan health care workers (physicians, nurses, psychologists,
psychiatric nurses, social workers and community health workers) in
developing their capacity to implement new program initiatives and quality
care interventions in mental health - Sharing
clinical expertise at the bedside and through didactic teaching - Providing
support to efforts related to the development of a model mental health
service at the new hospital at Butaro - Liaising
with the Rwandan MoH. - The
Fellow will also serve as a supervisor for US-based psychiatric resident
and medical student experiences in Rwanda with IMB.
Qualifications:
We are recruiting a board-eligible or
board-certified psychiatrist to join us beginning in July, 2014.
board-certified psychiatrist to join us beginning in July, 2014.
We welcome candidates with interests
in:
in:
- Collaborative
learning. - Teaching
and mentorship. - Specialty
interests, for example in consultation-liaison psychiatry, child and
adolescent psychiatry, and emergency psychiatry. - Improvement
of healthcare within the public sector. - Community
outreach, primary care, and hospital based tertiary care. - Research
in global mental health delivery. - Applicants
must be prepared to commit to at least 75% time in Rwanda over the
duration of the fellowship. - Some
proficiency in conversational French is strongly preferred. - A
strong interest in social justice and health care issues.
Application Process:
Interested candidates are required toclick here to apply
