Kenya: Oncologist (Tenwek)
- KE
- Full-time
- Published: 2020-09-09 05:00:00Z
Overview
Located in Bomet, Kenya, Tenwek Hospital serves as the primary hospital for the area’s 1 million people and is also a referral hospital that receives patients from across the country. Additional staff is needed to meet the patient demand. Join the medical and spiritual ministries at Tenwek by serving as an oncologist.
In this role, you would manage oncology patients; train residents, interns, and medical students regarding facets of oncology, medicine, and spiritual care; oversee the development and expansion of the oncology program at Tenwek; coordinate the activity of an interdepartmental oncology team; oversee the work of the cancer registry; and assist with any research protocols related to oncology.
Ministry Description
Tenwek Hospital is a ministry of World Gospel Mission and Africa Gospel Church. The hospital, which started as a single-nurse dispensary in 1937, is now a 300-bed hospital and training center. In addition to being the area’s primary hospital, Tenwek serves as a referral hospital that receives patients from throughout the country. Tenwek is also a growing teaching hospital. Training programs include family practice, surgical residency, medical and clinical internships and student rotations, hospital chaplaincy, and nursing.
Quick Facts
- Tenwek Hospital began as a small clinic in the 1930s and is now one of the largest Protestant mission hospitals in Kenya. It is located 140 miles west of Nairobi in the fertile highlands of the Bomet district.
- Working under the motto “We treat, Jesus heals,” Tenwek’s staff treats more than 11,000 inpatients and 80,000 outpatients annually and also performs approximately 3,000 major surgeries and 2,500 deliveries each year.
- In addition to the medical work being done at Tenwek, several thousand people find Christ as Savior each year, and many more are impacted through the hospital’s compassionate ministries and training programs.
