REF 1797674
07.05.2025 | Dubai | full time
- General
- Location: Dubai
- Occupancy: full time
- Description
- A Specialist Infectious Diseases professional, often called an Infectious Disease Specialist or Physician, diagnoses, investigates, and treats infections caused by microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, utilizing clinical and laboratory skills to provide effective treatment for a wide range of infectious diseases, while also contributing to research and public health initiatives to prevent their spread; their work may involve complex cases, emerging infections, and managing patients with compromised immune systems.
- Requirements
- This specialty requires a four year degree and as well as four years of medical school and three years of training as an internist. You will need to be licensed to practice as a physician in the state in which you are working, and also stay current with continuing education requirements. Further, the position of clinical infectious disease specialist requires that you also receive at least three years of training specifically in infectious diseases and pass the AMA certification for becoming a specialist.
As many drug resistant infections are becoming more prevalent, the demand for clinical infectious disease specialists is steadily growing. The projected increase in jobs in this area is estimated at about 12% over the next ten years. For such a specific area of public health, that is considered an above average increase, and with the educational requirements, there is concern that not enough applicants will be available in the coming years.
- Provisions
- Salary: to be discussed
- Publisher
- direct employer
- more than 200 employees