Description
The Department of Psychiatry, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) seeks a faculty-level doctoral Psychiatrist to join its growing academic department. The department employs 18 full-time academic faculty members. The psychiatry residency program is a fully accredited program with 24 residents (6 per year with accreditation up to 8 per year). This is a well-established residency program that is looking to expand and enhance psychiatric clinical services, research, and both medical student and resident training. There are significant clinical and research partnerships with Ascension Borgess, the Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital, Southwest Behavioral Healthcare (SWMBH), Integrated Services of Kalamazoo (ISK), and the Community Healing Centers of Kalamazoo, as well as other community organizations and agencies.
WMed Psychiatry is practicing the “Collaborative Care Model” (CoCM) with Bronson Healthcare and anticipating continued growth in the primary care practices of Family Medicine, Pediatrics and OB/GYN.
In the last two years, the WMed Health Psychiatry Clinic has experienced significant growth, more than tripling its patient volume while refocusing on high-quality patient care, patient and provider safety during COVID, robust tele-health psychiatry services and excellent learning opportunities for trainees.
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BENEFITS:
- Wellness reimbursement.
- Continuing education and tuition reimbursement.
- Employer-funded retirement plan.
- Two medical plan options: PPO and High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with employer HSA contribution.
- Up to $6,300 annually for professional development.
- Starting bonus (as applicable).
- Professional liability insurance coverage.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
We are seeking board certified or eligible psychiatrists who are interested and passionate about teaching. Faculty rank (Assistant/Associate/full Professor) will depend on experience and qualifications of the candidate.
This opportunity features:
- The ability to practice with a growing collegial team of psychiatrists and psychologists, along with social workers and nursing personnel focused on quality patient care.
- Clinical time incorporated with supervision of medical students and psychiatry residents in their ACGME-accredited residency program.
- A department that is fully supportive of growth and change for any academic interests with potential for leadership.
- Depending on FTE allocation, some candidates may enjoy protected academic time for administrative and research endeavors.
- Excellent salary and comprehensive benefits package.
This position includes primary coverage of the WMed Psychiatry outpatient clinic and involves supervision of 3rd and 4th year residents as well as medical students. Those who have interest may also be able to provide supervision of residents and students in collaboration with the Kalamazoo County Community Mental Health Authority, Integrated Services of Kalamazoo (ISK). Candidates with additional training in geriatrics, consult-liaison, addiction medicine, forensic training, or any other psychiatry background, academic or non-academic, are all welcome to apply. Based on training and career interests, specific clinical and other academic responsibilities will be negotiated.
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Practicing Physician (M.D. or D.O.)
- Licensure to practice medicine in Michigan.
- Current BLS certification, required.
- Board certified or eligibility for board certification.
Summary
About Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed)
We are committed to excellence and health equity through transformative medical education, high-quality, patient- and family-centered care, innovative research, and community partnerships within a welcoming, supportive, and engaging culture. Our vision is health equity for all in Southwest Michigan through innovation in the practice and study of medicine.
The medical school is a collaboration of Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo's two teaching health systems, Beacon and Bronson Healthcare. The medical school is a private nonprofit corporation supported by private gifts, clinical revenues, research activities, tuition, and endowment income. WMed is the recipient of a $100 million foundational gift and the Empowering Futures Gift, a philanthropic commitment of $300 million to support the mission of the medical school. WMed contributes to the economic vitality of Southwest Michigan through the services we provide, as well as the creation of 1,600 new jobs, with an estimated annual economic impact of $353 million in Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties.
WMed is fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and the Higher Learning Commission. The medical school offers a comprehensive, innovative four-year Doctor of Medicine degree program as well as a Master of Science degree program in Biomedical Sciences. We train physicians in 10 residencies and four fellowships accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. To support our educational mission, we have Joint Accreditation for interprofessional continuing education, which incorporates accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
WMed Health is the clinical practice of the medical school with more than 300 providers offering comprehensive primary care and specialty services in several locations throughout the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek areas. Faculty in the Department of Pathology serve as the Office of the Medical Examiner for counties throughout Michigan and northern Indiana.
The W.E. Upjohn M.D. Campus located in downtown Kalamazoo serves as the primary educational facility with student study and social spaces, team-based learning halls, faculty and administrative offices, a state-of-the-art Simulation Center accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, basic science research labs, as well as toxicology and forensic pathology labs.
WMed builds upon Kalamazoo’s century-long foundation of drug discovery and medical device development with a strategic investment in clinical, laboratory, community, and educational research. The Center for Immunobiology, Center for Clinical Research, Research Histology Lab, Innovation Center, and Human Research Protection Program contribute to the medical school’s advancement of knowledge through innovation and discovery.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer in compliance with applicable State and Federal law.