Vacancy Announcement
St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) was established through a decree of the council of ministers in 2010 although the hospital was set up in 1968 and the medical education began in 2007.It is now governed by a board under the federal ministry of health. The college initiated Ethiopia’s first integrated modular and hybrid problem-based curriculum for its undergraduate medical education, and is currently expanding to various postgraduate and fellowship programs.
The Mittin intervention will be implemented and evaluated using a cluster randomized controlled trial. This trial is designed to assess the effectiveness and implementation of a facility-based and call center intervention, provider counseling aids, and educational materials. The goal is to improve family planning continuation through better side effect counseling and support. The study is being conducted in 50 health centers in Addis Ababa and includes both quantitative and qualitative components.
Project name:  Family Planning Counseling and Follow-up (ICAF) project
Position: Senior Statistician and data management advisor
Duty Station:  Addis Ababa, SPHMMC
Required Number:  One
•  Terms of Employment: Part time with 50% of time dedicated to ICAF
•  Duration of employment:  12 months with possible extension.
•  Salary: Negotiable based on the project scale
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
•  Design and develop statistical analysis plans (SAPs) for ensuring alignment with study objectives.
•  Perform statistical analyses for baseline, midline and end line using various software packages (e.g., STATA and R).
•  Develop data management and cleaning procedures
•  Develop standard operating procedures which is relevant for the project
•  Interpret and present statistical results clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical audiences, providing actionable recommendations.
•  Collaborate with project team, field teams, to define data requirements, and ensure data quality and support data-driven decision-making.
•   Contribute to the preparation of statistical reports, publications, and presentations for internal and external stakeholders.
•   Provide technical support in finalization of project protocol.
•  Support quality assurance processes for data entry, cleaning, and validation.
Required qualifications:
Candidates will be outstanding individuals with excellent professional and academic credentials. Who show particular interest is applied for this position.
•  PhD in Biostatistics.
•  Demonstrated experience in data management and analysis of health research data.
•  Prior experience of Randomized Control Trial data management.
•  Proven experience of national or equivalent research data management.
•  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
•  Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
•  Ability to multitask and prioritize effectively.
•  Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
           Submission of Application and Deadlines:
•  Potential applicants should submit their application letter, CVs and other relevant documents to accessafrica2020@gmail.com within five days of this announcement.

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Extension for Application Deadline to different Fellowship programs
We would like to inform you that the application deadline for the  Fellowship Programs has been extended due to a lower  than expected number of applications received so far.
We recognize that potential applicants may have encountered challenges in preparing and submitting their applications within the initial timeframe. In light of this, we are pleased to offer additional time to ensure all interested and eligible candidates have the opportunity to apply.
New Application Deadline: August 15th, 2025

Call for Gastroenterology & Hepatology fellowship application

Department of Internal Medicine, invites all qualified candidates to apply for Gastroenterology & Hepatology fellowship program for the academic year 2025/26 G.C.

Background information:

The Department of Internal Medicine, SPHMMC has started Gastroenterology & Hepatology fellowship program since 2015 G.C. It is a two-year program which intends to enable physicians to be: competent clinicians, researchers, advocates and leaders in Gastroenterology & Hepatology. The training will include clinical attachment, deductive trainings (lectures, seminars, case presentations, online lectures), research training and mentorship, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy skill learning, with possible abroad attachment depending on the availability of financial resources. The trainees will also attend international and local scientific conferences, supervise residents and undergraduate medical students. Fellows are expected to conduct high quality research in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology as part of completion of their fellowship. At the end of two years candidates will receive subspeciality certificate in Gastroenterology & hepatology. The department is delighted to announce the intake of the seventh batch.

Admission requirements:

1. Candidates should be graduates from a recognized medical school with a Doctor of Medicine and specialty in Internal Medicine.
2. The candidate should be registered and licensed to practice in Internal Medicine by relevant authority in Ethiopia and worked at least two years.
3. The candidate should write his/her letter of intent in 1-2 pages and should submit two letters of recommendation from their institution.
4. The candidate should bring sponsorship letter from his/her institution.
5. The candidate must be in a good physical and mental health.
6. Should have passed the most recent national graduate admission test (GAT) examination.

All interested applicants can submit their application letter, CV, credentials and their recommendation letters to the department of Internal medicine @SPHMMC in person or attach the documents on the following email address: gastrohep@sphmmc.edu.et from date of announcement until August 18, 2025.
Entrance exam (written exam and interview) will be given in person at SPHMMC on September 16 and enrollment will begin on October 6, 2025.
Eligible applicants will receive invitation on email.

ዓመታዊ የጤና ምርመራ ለምን አያደርጉም?
አመታዊ የጤና ምርመራ በተለያየ የዕድሜ ክልል ላይ ላሉ ሰዎች የሚደረግ እና ለአንድ በሽታ የመጋለጥ ዕድላቸውን ቀድሞ ለማወቅ የሚያስችል የምርመራ ዘዴ ነው።
እድሜ እና ፃታን መሠረት አድርገው በየአመቱ እና ከዛም በላይ ሊደረጉ የሚገቡ የምርመራ አይነቶች አሉ። እነዚህን ምርመራዎች መረዳት እና መቼ መጠየቅ እንዳለቦት ማወቅ ጤናማ ሆነው እንዲቆዩ ያግዝዎታል። እንደ ካንሰር ፤የልብ ህመም፤ስትሮክ ፤የኩላሊት ህመም፤የስኳር ህመም፤የደም ግፊት መጨመር እና አንዳንድ በቅድመ ጥንቃቄ ልንከላከላቸው የምንችላቸውን ህመሞች ለመቆጣጠር ቀደም ብሎ ማወቅ በጣም አስፈላጊ ነው።
ምን ዓይነት ምርመራዎችን ማድረግ አለብዎት?
ከ 18- 39 አመት የሞላቸዉ ሰዎች እነዝህን ምርመራዎች እንድያደርጉ ይመከራል፡-
 ክብደት እና ቁመት
 የደም ግፊት ልኬት
 የዓይን ምርመራ
 የጆሮ ምርመራ
 አጠቃላይ የደም ህዋሶች ምርመራ
 የኩላሊት አሰራር፣ የጉበት አሰራር ምርመራዎች፣የተለያዩ የደም ውስጥ ንጥረ ነገሮች ምርመራ
 በሰውነት ውስጥ ያለ የስብ መጠን ምርመራ
 የታይሮይድ ሆርሞን ምርመራ
 የስኳር በሽታ ምርመራ
 በደም ንክኪና በግብረ ሥጋ ግንኙነት የሚተላለፉ ኢንፌክሽኖች፡- ኤችአይቪ ፤ጨብጥ፣ቂጥኝ ወይም ሌሎች ኢንፌክሽኖችን ሊያካትት ይችላል።
 የሽንት ምርመራ
 የልብ ምርመራ
 ለሴቶች ከ21 ዓመት ዕድሜ ወይም ግንኙነት ማድረግ ከተጀመረበት ከ3 ዓመታት ጀምሮ የማህፀን በር ካንሰር ምርመራ፡ በየ 3 አመቱ የፓፕ ስሚር ምርመራ ያደርጋል፡፡
 ከ 40 አመት በላይ የሆኑ ሰዎች ለተለያዩ በሽታዎች የመጋለጥ ዕድላቸዉ በጣም ስለ ምጨምር ከላይ ከተዘረዘሩት ምርመራዎች በተጨማሪ እነዝህን መመርመር አለባቸዉ፡-ኮሎኖስኮፒ፤ለሴቶች ደግሞ የማህፀን በር ካንሰር ምርመራ፤ማሞግራም(የጡት ካንሰር) እና በሰውነት ውስጥ ያለ የካልሲየም መጠን መቀነስ ወደ አጥንት መሳሳት ችግር ሊያመራ ስለ ምችል የአጥንት ምርመራ እድሜያቸው 65 እና ከዛ በላይ ለሆኑ ሴቶች ይመከራል፡፡
 ዕድሜያቸዉ ከ50 ዓመት በላይ የሆኑ ወንዶች የፕሮስቴት ዕጥ እና የፕሮስቴት ካንሰር ምርመራ በአልትራሳወንድና በደም ምርመራ ማድረግ አለባቸዉ፡፡
ማስታወሻ
ሁሉም ሰው ዓመታዊ የጤና ምርመራ የማድረግ ልማድ ሊኖረው ይገባል ምክንያቱም ዕድሜዎ እየገፋ ሲሄድ ጤናዎ ላይ ለውጥ ይኖራል፡፡ በተለያዩ የሕይወትዎ ደረጃዎች ውስጥ ለተለያዩ በሽታዎች የበለጠ ተጋላጭ ይሆናሉ። እነዚህም በርካታ የካንሰር ዓይነቶችን ፣ የደም ግፊት ፣ የስኳር በሽታ እና የደም ቧንቧ መጥበብ ችግሮችን ያጠቃልላል።
እንዲሁም የራስዎን እና የቤተሰብዎን መልካም ጤንነት ለመጠበቅ ይሄን ተግባር በህይወት ዘመንዎት በቁርጠኝነት ከሚያከናውኗቸው ተግባራት ውስጥ ማካተት አለብዎት። ታዲያ በዚህ ክረምት ለምን የጤና ምርመራ አያደርጉም?

በክረምት

KOICA Donates Smart Diagnostic Devices to SPHMMC
St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) has received a generous donation of advanced medical equipment from the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). The donation includes the BULO M 500 spirometer — a portable, smart diagnostic device for lung function monitoring — along with two additional medical devices that will support the hospital’s ongoing efforts to improve patient care and expand diagnostic services.
The equipment was officially handed over by Ms. Ah-Young Jo, Acting Country Director of KOICA Ethiopia Office, to Dr. Sisay Sirgu, Provost of SPHMMC, during a brief ceremony held at the College.
Manufactured in South Korea, the BULO M 500 is a cutting-edge spirometry device designed for real-time, mobile-based lung function monitoring. Unlike traditional equipment, it operates using mobile phones or tablets and can be used wherever a network connection is available.
The system also allows patients to monitor their lung health by accessing their personal health data through a secure mobile platform. Its single-use, disposable mouthpieces ensure high levels of infection prevention and control, reducing the risk of cross-contamination and disease transmission.
While receiving the donation, Dr. Sisay Sirgu expressed SPHMMC’s sincere appreciation to KOICA for its ongoing support and partnership.“This donation aligns with our institutional goals to integrate technology and innovation into patient care. We are deeply grateful to KOICA for strengthening our diagnostic capacity and supporting our efforts to deliver quality healthcare,” he noted.
SPHMMC acknowledges KOICA as a valued and long-standing partner in health system strengthening and looks forward to continued collaboration in areas such as capacity building, technology transfer, and quality improvement.

Historic Step: SPHMMC Prepares for Ethiopia’s First Liver Transplant
A delegation from St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC), led by the institution’s Provost, Dr. Sisay Sirgu, has returned from a five-week intensive training and observation program at California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC), Sutter Health – San Francisco. The program marks a major milestone in Ethiopia’s efforts to establish its first liver transplant service.
The initiative was coordinated by Dr. Kidist Kidane Yimam, a U.S.-based transplant hepatologist of Ethiopian origin and a key figure in the development of liver transplantation in Ethiopia. The SPHMMC team received comprehensive training, covering clinical, technical, and administrative aspects of liver transplant care.
During the visit, team members observed several liver transplant procedures and received hands-on training and daily mentorship from leading transplant surgeons and hepatologists. They also rotated through intensive care units (ICUs) and operating rooms, participated in tumor board discussions, and attended liver transplant candidate selection meetings.
“This has been a transformative experience. We’ve gained essential knowledge, not only in clinical care but also in building the systems around liver transplantation,” said Dr. Wuletaw Chane, Medical Service Vice Provost of SPHMMC, associate professor of surgery, and consultant general and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary surgeon.
The team also received focused training in interventional radiology (IR) and anesthesia, engaging in one-on-one sessions with senior specialists. These sessions introduced the team to advanced IR techniques and perioperative care protocols. Additionally, they held strategic discussions with leadership from the West Coast organ donor network to understand organ allocation and policy systems vital to establishing a similar model in Ethiopia.
To support SPHMMC’s transplant program, CPMC donated essential supplies, including vascular ultrasound Dopplers and various GI and IR consumables. Together, both institutions also developed a detailed list of required equipment and consumables needed for liver transplant surgery, ICU support, and radiologic procedures.
The partnership between SPHMMC and CPMC is set to continue, with return visits planned for September 2025, February 2026, and June 2026. These collaborative missions aim to lay the groundwork for performing Ethiopia’s first liver transplant within that period.
SPHMMC extends its heartfelt thanks to Dr. Kidist K. Yimam for her leadership, and to the entire CPMC team for their generosity, expertise, and commitment to global health partnership. This collaboration represents a critical step in building advanced surgical capacity and expanding life-saving treatment access in Ethiopia.
(By: Neway Tsegaye)