Obstetrician / Gynecologist

Responsibilities

As an obstetrician/gynecologist (OBGYN) working with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), your clinical skills and resourcefulness will be put to the test. You will work to diagnose and treat medical conditions, often without the resources you may be accustomed to having. You can expect to perform both emergency and planned ob-gyn surgeries, manage obstetric complications (such as instrumental deliveries), manage post-operative follow-up, and train and support both surgical and midwifery staff. You will also need to learn cross-cultural particularities surrounding childbirth. Other MSF team members, both locally and internationally hired colleagues, will provide technical support, including extensive guidelines and protocols.

Requirements

• Full and current registration (NB: International medical graduates not registered in Canada have to go through a validation process)
• Post-residency experience not required but preferred
• Experience in emergency obstetric care, Cesarean sections, assisted deliveries, hysterectomies
• At least six months of clinical experience within the last two years
• Experience in managing staff in a multicultural team (supervision and training)
• Advanced-level fluency in English. French fluency is highly valued. Other languages such as Spanish, Arabic, and Portuguese are also valued. Refer to this

  Assets

  HIV, prevention of mother-to-child transmission, management of sexually transmitted infections, management of care for survivors of sexual assault Course in tropical medicine Proficiency with Microsoft Office software

MSF Core Competencies

• Behaviour flexibility: Level 2 Adapts behaviour to the needs of the situation
• Teamwork and cooperation: Level 2 Shares information and coordinates with team and others
• Result and quality orientation: Level 2 Works towards objectives, preserving established standards
• Commitment to MSF principles: Level 1 Demonstrates knowledge of and accepts MSF’s principles
• People management: Level 2 Gives feedback and sets limits
• Cross-cultural awareness: Level 3 Demonstrates an integrating attitude
• Stress management: Level 2 Manages own stress
• Understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI): Level 1 Familiarity with EDI concepts and their application in a humanitarian context

Familiarity with EDI concepts and their application in a humanitarian context