Psychiatrist for the Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda
The Department of Psychiatry of the Mbarara University of Scienceand
Technology is looking for a psychiatrist to head the department,train medical
students and coordinate and supervise the mentalhealth team and activities.
Mbarara is a small University witha Faculty of Medicine, Science Education
and Development Studies.The medical curriculum emphasises community oriented
learningto train doctors suitable to work in rural Africa. Resourcesin terms
of personnel, equipment and drugs are often limited.The Department of
Psychiatry, with a small multi-disciplinaryteam, runs an in-patient unit of
20 beds, extensive out-patientservices and training programmes for medical
students. Themental health programme, which has been supported by Oxfam,
includes the following: training and supervision of health careworkers in the
district and neighbouring districts since 1991;assisting traumatised,
displaced people and refugees in variousareas, through various interventions;
collaborating with traditionalhealers and the counsellors training programme.
For furtherdetails of this vacancy, please contact Professor Eldryd Parryat
The Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET), 24 EversholtStreet, London
NW1 1AD (telephone: 0171 611 8705/6; fax: 0171611 0683).