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What qualifications does MSF SA accept for doctors going into the field?

We recruit doctors for ER and HIV / TB programs. We also need specialists as well as generalists with experience in obstetrics including being able to do a Caesar on your own. Doctors must have Southern African qualifications and contactable references.
For ER doctors, we accept doctors post community service if this has been done in a rural hospital or in district hospital with rotations through Casualty. Doctors should have done ACLS and ATLS and if possible PALS.
For TB and HIV / Programs we accept doctors who have done at least 3 months in an ARV clinic.
Specialists are accepted post registration . A Diploma in Anaesthetics with sufficient experience in trauma and obstetric anaesthesia is adequate for some positions