Description
The Department of Medicine at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) seeks a full-time, board-certified or board eligible Internal Medicine faculty to expand and enhance clinical services, research, medical student and resident training in Internal Medicine. This faculty will be a part of the Division of General Internal Medicine within Department of Medicine. The faculty body of the department comprises of a diverse group of community faculty as well as faculty employed by the medical school. The Internal Medicine residency program has 36 residents and Medicine Pediatric residency program has 16 residents, and is fully accredited with all subspecialty care and tertiary care capabilities.
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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:
All General Internal Medicine faculty participate in the education of medical students and residents, ongoing scholarly activities, and clinical services in the Internal Medicine clinics and inpatient hospital-based services which are supported by full-time medical social workers, dieticians, and dedicated nursing staff.
Additional responsibilities:
- Participating in the systems of quality improvement, utilization review, and outcomes management.
- Participating in inpatient academic internal medicine clinical service.
- Working closely with the department chairs for:
- Recruitment, selection, supervision, education, and evaluation of resident physicians.
- Strategic planning.
- Regular participation in department and medical school meetings.
- Providing high-quality instruction for medical education of students and residents as determined by the department chair.
- Other duties as assigned by the department chair.
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidates must have an MD/DO and strong interest and passion for medical students, resident education, and scholarly activities in addition to being a superb clinician. Leadership and organizational skills are desirable. The candidate must be board-certified or board-eligible by the American Board of Internal Medicine, be eligible for full licensure to practice in Michigan, and have a current BLS certification.
Additional opportunities to formally engage in undergraduate medical education may be available, based on individual interest, expertise and need.
WMed offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits. Academic rank and salary are commensurate with experience and qualifications.
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.
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