East Africa Medical Assistance Foundation offers many exciting ways to get involved, whether volunteering your time with our professional staff in the United States or with our medical staff at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center, (KCMC), Tanzania Africa. KCMC is a 500-bed teaching hospital at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro and the site of the only Radiology residency in the country.

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Visiting Radiologists

WHAT KIND OF VISITS ARE MADE?
Brief Visits  Some physicians stop at KCMC for a day or two in the midst of travels in east Africa to see the program and sometimes to see if they are interested in a longer visit at a later date.

Visits of a Few Weeks   These visitors can become more acquainted with the department, and usually stress teaching while they are there.  Formal didactic lecture or teaching sessions around a view box are welcomed.

Visits of One to Three Months  Visitors staying this long have the opportunity to become more integrated into the department, and combine working and teaching.  However, for a visit of 3 months or less, it is usually not possible to get a Tanzanian license, and so all cases need to be formally signed by a Tanzanian Radiologist.

Visits of Three Months or More  With visits of this length, it may be possible to get a Tanzanian medical license if the application is submitted well in advance of the visit. It is then possible to function as a full staff at KCMC.

TYPICAL DAY OF A VISITING RADIOLOGIST
Visiting radiologists cannot do final reads on studies, any more than a visiting Tanzanian Radiologist could do final reads at a hospital in the USA. If you are planning a visit of six months or longer, you may want to go through the process of getting a Tanzanian medical license. However, there is a lot of value you can add to the day at KCMC without getting a license.

The day typically starts with teaching rounds with the different hospital specialty services, and includes reading CT, plain film, and some mammography and fluoroscopy, but the residents spend a good portion of the day performing ultrasound exams. Visiting radiologists may bring prepared lectures or cases, review current cases with the residents, or spend time with the residents in Ultrasound. Sitting at the view box and analyzing a CXR or KUB with a resident is greatly appreciated. PowerPoint or slide presentations can be given.

JOB DUTIES:
• Teaching Residents

1. Formal lecture
2. Case review

• Supervise Residents

1. Ultrasound fluoroscopy procedures
2. CT plain film
   

REQUIRED SKILLS
• Residents: Must be at least two years into residency program
• Will have excellent communications skills, both oral and written.
• Will have excellent self-motivation skills.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently.
• Extremely flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations and frustrations.
• Ability to relate to and motivate local staff effectively.
• Creativity and the ability to work with limited resources.
• Excellent decision making skills.
• Must work independently under difficult conditions.
• (Headquarters Volunteers) Experience in effectively dealing with international and headquarters staff, as well as donor agencies, government officials, and other NGO’s; the ability to work with a broad spectrum of people.

WHOM DO I CONTACT?
Contact the East Africa Medical Assistance Foundation through email or call our office (651) 917-6252. Please note your interest in volunteering and if possible, note the timeframe in which you would like to visit KCMC. We will check availability of volunteer opportunities.

Once you have decided to make a visit for more than a few days, a courtesy letter should also be sent to Dr. Mark Swai, Director of Volunteer Services, with the dates of your visit to the KCMC Radiology department.

Dr. Mark Swai, Director of Volunteer Services
Office of International Collaboration
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center
P.O. Box 3010
Tanzania

Due to the high volume of inquiries EAMAF receives about its volunteer opportunities, we can only respond to those candidates matched with appropriate opportunities. We do invite you to check the website, though, as new opportunities will be posted regularly.

APPLICTION PROCESS

1. Complete a volunteer application 
2. Submit two (2) professional references
3. Photocopy of current passport with 3-6 months valid time
4. Photocopy of medical/dental license

Please mail application and supplemental materials to:
East Africa Medical Assistance Foundation (EAMAF)
Attn: Volunteer Program
1821 University Ave W, Ste S256
St. Paul, MN 55104

Scanned copies may be e-mailed to office@eastafricafoundation.org or faxed to
(651) 917-1835

Have questions? Call our office at (651) 917-6252 for more information. 

We at EAMAF thank you for your interest in volunteering! To find out about other ways to get involved, click here.

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