Consultant Palliative Care Medicine (Oncology)

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh

The King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh. 

With 896 beds (inclusive of 170 day beds), the most high acuity tertiary-care centre in the entire Arabian Peninsula. Built in 1979, it is constantly expanding and updating its facilities and services. Has the latest in technology and treatment methods.

Specializes in treatment of, and research in, cardiology, oncology, organ transplant, and genetic diseases.

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The capital city, population 3.5 million and expanding into the surrounding desert at a rapid pace. Has extravagantly fanciful buildings, malls, and towers. 

The social life for Westerners is enriched by events at the foreign embassies in the city. After people acclimatize to the heat, they play sports: golf, tennis, hockey, soccer, sand-board.

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, population 24 million, with mountains and the Red Sea on the west coast, the Arabian Gulf on the east coast, and the Empty Quarter in the middle.

Mecca and Medina, the two most holy cities in Islam, are located north of Jeddah. Majority religion is Sunni Islam. Common recreational activities pursued by Westerners: desert camping, swimming and diving in the Red Sea, running, tennis, hiking in the mountains.

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Employer: King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The King Faisal Cancer Centre (KFCC) is a newly established structure for cancer care of adult patients with a mission of providing excellent cancer treatment, education and research by means of integrated team work and the vision to become the best international centre for cancer research, prevention, and treatment. Accredited by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a Collaborating Centre for Cancer Prevention and Control, KFCC patients are assessed in multidisciplinary clinics and treated in accordance with disease specific internationally accepted management guidelines.

The Research Unit provides support for research projects and serves as a hospital base for cancer and bone marrow transplantation registries. KFCC continues to be actively involved in institutional, national, and international research protocols with priority given to those addressing national oncology problems. KFCC houses the National Cancer Registry and the Gulf Council Countries (GCC) Cancer Registry which defines population-based incidence of cancer in the Kingdom. The goal of KFCC is to establish an internationally renowned Cancer Institute to meet the ever growing needs of patients with cancer and hematological disorders.

Requirements:

  • Medical Degree
  • American Boards in Internal Medicine and/or Canadian FRCPC.
  • Minimum three years post speciality certification in palliative medicine working in a large North American acute-care hospital.

Benefits:

  • Tax-free income
  • Married-status contract
  • Accommodations provided
  • Relocation allowance
  • Education allowance for up to four eligible dependents
  • Professional leave and allowance
  • More than 7 calendar weeks of vacation

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