Clinical Team Leader, Ampath/Mapas Mexico

The Department of Population Health, Division of Global Health is seeking a Clinical Team Leader for our Academic Model Providing Access to Health Care (AMPATH) global health partnership program in Puebla, Mexico. The Clinical Team Leader will divide time between Austin, Texas and Puebla, Mexico.  This is a faculty position at the rank of Instructor, at the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin.

The Clinical Team Leader will work with Chief of the Division of Global Health, the AMPATH/MAPAS Mexico Partnership Director and Clinical Lead, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP) leadership and faculty, and Mexican public sector health and community-based partners to primarily advance the non-communicable disease (NCD) program of the AMPATH/MAPAS Mexico partnership, but also to contribute to AMPATH’s tripartite mission of care, education and research. 

Critical to this role is the leadership, cultural and linguistic skills necessary to develop strong working relationships with our Mexican partners.  This is a unique position within the global health space for those interested in pursuing initiatives in partnership with Mexican colleagues that aim to reduce health care inequities faced by people in rural, Puebla, Mexico and in low- and middle-income countries more broadly. 

The Clinical Team Leader will help advance the NCD program in Puebla, Mexico inclusive of training and mentoring of local (Mexican) promotoras (community health workers), home and community-based health promotion and screening for NCDs, and implementation of a group-based NCD care model.  Furthermore, the Clinical Team Leader will help guide the monitoring and evaluation of the NCD care program.  Lastly, the Clinical Team Leader will engage learners from Dell Medical School and BUAP into the AMPATH/MAPAS Mexico program, providing teaching and mentorship.

The Clinical Team Leader will be offered professional mentorship from the Chief of the Division of Global Health, the Partnershp Director and Clinical Lead of AMPATH/MAPAS Mexico, and other UT Global Health faculty to support the candidate’s professional career growth. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Develop and maintain mutually beneficial institutional and personal relationships with our Mexican academic, government, and community partners as it relates to NCD program

• Design the clinical protocols for group-based NCD care model informed by Mexican clinical guidelines and norms, WHO/PAHO protocols and evidence-based resources.
• Develop training materials for NCD care model (in Spanish) targeted towards early-stage physicians and primary providers, and promotores comunitarios (CHWs)
• Implement, coordinate and lead our group-based care model for individuals living with diabetes and related NCDs including direct oversight and mentorship to BUAP and UT/DMS trainees.
• Collaborate with the AMPATH/MAPAS monitoring and evaluation team in the design, collection and review/analysis of NCD data collection.
• As designated by AMPATH/MAPAS Mexico Partnership Director and Clinical Lead, provide direct on-site support to administer, and manage external funding for the AMPATH/MAPAS Care program;
• Participate in the development of Global Health Division and AMPATH Consortium funding proposals and reports for existing funding.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and guidance to faculty and residents in scholarship, teaching and service as it relates to their engagement in the AMPATH/MAPAS México program.

About UT Dell Medical School

About Dell Medical School and the University of Texas at Austin Medical Center
As part of The University of Texas at Austin, one of the nation’s leading research universities, the Dell Medical School pursues innovation in the redesign of healthcare delivery, excellence in healthcare research, and programs in interdisciplinary and inter-professional education. It is the fifth medical school in the UT System and the first medical school established in nearly five decades by a member of the Association of American Universities, an organization of leading public and private research universities.
The University of Texas Medical Center, anchored by Dell Medical School, is defining the future of health. Announced in August 2023 with planning and implementation underway, The University of Texas Medical Center will cement Austin as a premier destination for health care alongside other major Texas cities. With two new, state-of-the-art hospitals – A UT specialty hospital and a cancer center being built by MD Anderson – plus the academic and research expertise of UT, The University of Texas Medical Center will provide the integrated, world-class care that is a hallmark of academic medicine.
The Dell Medical School is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute to excellence within the learning health system.