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.
Radiation Oncology, which is staffed by six Consultant Radiation Oncologist physicians, is part of the Cancer Center (KFCC) at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
There are 24 adult inpatient beds and four pediatric inpatient beds (15% of radiation therapy patients are pediatric), and therapies include:
- conventional external beam radiation therapy
- total body irradiation
- total skin electron therapy
- stereotactic RT
- intracavitary brachytherapy for gynecologic malignancies
In 2006, the King Faisal Cancer Center saw:
- 2,000 inpatient admissions
- 109,000 outpatient clinic visits
- 23,700 outpatient chemotherapy doses
- 81,800 radiation treatment portals
Prior to offering a permanent one- or two-year contract, the hospital invites doctors for a one-month locum. This provides an opportunity to see the hospital, the department, Riyadh, and Saudi Arabia before making a long-term commitment.
Requirements:
- American Boards or Canadian FRCPC in Radiation Oncology, and
- A minimum of three years post-specialty certification experience as a Radiation Oncologist in North America.
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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