REF 1906786
02.10.2025 | Abu Dhabi | full time
- General
- Location: Abu Dhabi
- Occupancy: full time
- Description
- A Specialist Infectious Diseases, also known as an Infectious Disease Specialist, is a medical professional who diagnoses, treats, and manages complex infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, often working in hospitals or clinics, utilizing advanced diagnostic techniques and collaborating with other healthcare providers to prevent the spread of infectious diseases and optimize patient care; their key responsibilities include patient evaluation, detailed medical history taking, physical examinations, ordering appropriate laboratory tests, interpreting results, developing treatment plans, and monitoring patient progress, while also contributing to research and public health initiatives related to infectious disease outbreaks and antimicrobial stewardship.
- 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
- 50 - 200 employees