Geriatric Assistant Professor

University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City, KS Full-time Education

Posted on April 15, 2024

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Geriatric Assistant Professor

Department:
SOM KC Internal Medicine - Administration
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Geriatric Medicine

Position Title:
Geriatric Assistant Professor

Job Family Group:
Academic

Job Description Summary:
Serve as a faculty member in a clinician educator role, with responsibility for education of residents and medical students providing care for medicine patients. Contribute to various research, educational and clinical initiatives related to areas of interest and expertise. Multiple hires will be made from this posting.
The Clinical Scholar Track is for full-time faculty members who are heavily involved in clinical service, education, and related scholarship. This track has two career paths: Clinician-Educator concentrating on teaching and Clinician-Investigator for concentrating on research/scholarship. Significant contributions in professional and academic service are required for both paths.

Job Description:

Required Qualifications

Education:

Board Certified/Eligible in Internal Medicine
Geriatric Fellowship

Preferred Qualifications

Work Experience: Possess a special interest or expertise in education at the medical student or resident level.

Job Duties Outlined:

Your responsibilities will be assigned to you by your Division Director and Department Chair, and may be modified in response to the Department's changing needs. You will be scheduled as a part of our geriatric team 40 hours per week and you will be assigned to sessions in our outpatient clinics as well as coverage in the Skilled Nursing Facilities.
Provide medical care for Internal Medicine patients. Provide consultative services for patients cared for by other faculty members at KUMC.
Serve in a clinician educator role with responsibility for teaching Internal Medicine residents and medical students in clinical settings.
Participate in regular educational and administrative conferences as directed by immediate supervisor, including participation on subcommittees relevant to area of practice or education.
Contribute to various educational and clinical initiatives related to specific areas of interest and expertise.
Perform other duties as assigned by Division Director and/or Department Chairs.

Required Documents:

Resume/CV

Employee Type:
Regular

Time Type:
Full time

Application Instructions:
To learn more and apply online, please visit https://kumc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/kumc-jobs/job/Kansas-City-Metro-Area/Geriatric-Assistant-Professor_JR005512 or go to https://careers.kumc.edu/ and search for position number JR005512.

Applications must be submitted directly through the KU Medical Center website to be considered for this position. Any applications submitted via email or this website will NOT be reviewed or considered.

About KU Medical Center:
The University of Kansas Medical Center’s mission is to educate exceptional health care professionals through a full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional, postdoctoral and continuing education programs in the schools of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions. KU Medical Center also advances the health sciences through world-class research programs; provides compassionate and state-of-the-art patient care in an academic medical center environment; and works with communities in every Kansas county to improve the health of Kansans. Learn more at www.kumc.edu.

Benefits:
KUMC offers a range of great benefits that support employees and eligible family members. Our health insurance benefits begin on hire date and KUMC offers other exciting benefits such as paid parental leave, generous employer retirement contributions and other resources to improve health and well-being. For more information, please visit https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University of Kansas Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, age, protected veteran or disability status, marital status, parental status, or genetic information. http://policy.ku.edu/IOA/nondiscrimination

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