The Program Coordinator (PC) position is a paid in country job. The PC is the crux of the program, as s/he functions as the liaison between GEC’s Board of Directors and the ECPs, the hospital, and GEC’s Ugandan partners.

The Program Coordinator

• Manages day-to-day operations of the ECP training program
• Identifies and pursues opportunities to strengthen the ECP training program
• Supports the continuing educational and professional development of graduated ECPs
• Fosters future sustainability of program by transitioning leadership to Ugandan ECPs and other staff
• Supports ongoing clinical data collection in the ED
• Pursues publishable research to evaluate the ECP training program and clinical outcomes of ED patients
• Liaisons with hospital administration, the Ministry of Health, regional universities, and potential collaborators as the ‘face’ of GEC

Musts include: hard work ethic, interest in education/ health care/ international development, basic research skills, ability to work flexibly with various personalities and those from other cultures, forward thinking, task oriented, organized, independent. Past PCs have been pre-med college graduates, education experts, nurses, medical students, and masters level graduates.