COSECSA Resident Training Program

Mater Misericordiae Hospital

Mater Misericordiae Hospital was opened in 1962 by the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic Order of Nuns originating from Ireland, three years after registering themselves as the Registered Trustees of an entity under the Perpetual Succession Act (the succeeding legislation after independence).

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COSECSA Resident Training Program

The COSECSA postgraduate training program is a 5-year general surgery program at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital training site. An award of Fellowship in General Surgery FCS (ECSA) is awarded at the end of the training.

Main Duties:

  • Conducting emergency calls, clerking surgical patients, admitting and investigating them in consultation with the surgeons on call or senior residents in the hospital, for guidance and supervision.
  • Attending lectures, training seminars, conducting or participating in ward rounds.
  • Rotating in different institutions/ stations, as determined by the training program management to attain requisite skills.
  • Offering surgical care including participating in surgical out-patient or consultation clinics,
  • Participating in surgical operations, reviewing patients, and following them, under theirseniors’ supervision and instructions.
  • Researching, CME seminars, teaching of junior staff like medical officers and interns and nurses to provide additional professional skills and management qualities.
  • Participating in quality improvement initiatives and giving reports as required

Required Qualifications for the Position

  • Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB)
  • Minimum 2 years post internship.
  • Training in ACLS & ATLS
  • Registered with KMPDC with a valid practicing license
  • Reference letters from 2 senior colleagues in the medical profession

 

Method of Application

If you are interested in the above position and you meet the requirements listed, please send your application together with a detailed CV, Copies of Academic Certificates, and three [3] referees and include their telephone contacts and email address to hrrecruit@materkenya.com to reach us not later than 9 th September 2026

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