Clinical Team Leader, AMPATH/MAPAS Mexico

About The Clinical Team Lead, AMPATH/MAPAS Mexico Opportunity

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.

Required:

• Fluency in both verbal and written English and Spanish, inclusive of both professional and medical Spanish;
• MD Required with residency training in Internal Medicine, Medicine-Pediatrics or Family Medicine. An additional MPH or other graduate degree in public health / global health, health care administration, business, or medical science preferred.
• Eligibility for faculty appointment at The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School with rank appropriate with the candidate’s experience;
• Experience working in low-income settings, ideally in Latin America.
• Strong ability to organize and conduct education and clinical activities in an international setting;
• Exceptional ability to communicate in-person and across multiple digital and other written platforms;
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with multiple sectors and levels, in diverse international settings;
• Ability to collaborate effectively with administration, staff, peers and other faculty at multiple levels, and from diverse communities and cultures;
• Ability to collect and manage data to track performance outcomes;
• Strong collaboration, team building, and conflict resolution skills;
• Passion for and commitment to undergraduate and graduate medical education for purposes of optimizing patient outcomes, particularly vulnerable and marginalized patient populations;
• A growth mindset, with demonstrated flexibility and adaptability;
• Commitment to social justice and health equity.

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.