Position Number: ******** .03701
School/College: School of Medicine
Job Description: The University of Alabama at Birmingham ( UAB ) Montgomery Regional Medical Campus is seeking applications for full-time Family Medicine physician for a Program Director for UAB Selma Family Medicine Residency Program. Program Director will provide an educational experience that will enable resident physicians to obtain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to practice medicine independently and competently. Prepare the resident graduates with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to successfully achieve certification and eventual maintenance of certification. Develop and conduct the residency program to achieve and maintain accreditation in accordance with Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education ( ACGME ). Other duties include attending on the Inpatient service Service at Vaughan Regional Medical Center and precepting in the Family Medicine resident clinic. Additionally, the position involves formal teaching responsibilities for both the UAB Selma Family Medicine Residency Program and for UAB School of Medicine third- and fourth-year medical students. While opportunities for research are available, research effort is not a requirement of the position. Salary will be commensurate with rank, experience, and qualifications.
At the UAB Selma Family Medicine Residency Program, we strive to create an atmosphere where it is a pleasure to teach, learn, and grow. Our committed core of primary academic faculty work closely with over 20 voluntary clinical faculty to provide comprehensive, evidence-based education to our residents and medical students.
Selma is a beautiful and friendly town situated on a bluff high above the rolling waters of the Alabama River just 45 minutes west of Montgomery. This historic city boasts the largest historic district in Alabama with more than 1200 structures dating back to the 1800's. Antebellum and Victorian homes now house specialty shops, museums, restaurants and offices. Visitors from all over the world come to visit sites throughout the community including four museums, Civil War sites and Voting rights landmarks, the famous Edmund Pettus Bridge and the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail. Today, the city and county have a diversified industrial and business base and is home to some 100 manufacturing facilities, employing over 17,000 workers. Vaughan Regional Medical Center is the sole community provider hospital located in historic Selma, Alabama. The 175-bed Joint Commission-accredited facility employs more than 600 people. The expert, caring professionals at Vaughan consist of more than 75 physicians serving 22 medical specialties. EEO Statement: UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of, race, national origin, age, genetic or family medical history, gender, faith, gender identity and expression as well as sexual orientation. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans.
Department: ******** Selma Family Medicine
Assignment Category: Full-Time
Tenure Status: Non-Tenure Track
Required Qualifications: Successful candidates will have an M.D. or D.O. and be board-certified in Family Medicine and three years of faulty teaching experience. Applicants must upload their Curriculum Vitae, one page letter of interest, and 3 professional references. Selected applicants will join a diverse and vibrant academic community that values and is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and must be able to work in a team environment.
Pre-Employment Background Check: A pre-employment background check investigation is performed on candidates selected for employment.
About University of Alabama, Birmingham
In fall 2018, UAB had a third consecutive year of record-high over all enrollment with 21,923 students, including its largest freshman class ever (2,299), with enrollment growth in every school on campus and in the acclaimed UAB Honors College. The freshman class had an average ACT of 25.2 and GPA of 3.73- both higher than 2017. UAB's students are talented and diverse, with minority students making up 40.5 percent of the freshman class and 39.7 percent of the entire of the student body. Logo Logo UAB is was recently recognized as the Top Young University in the U.S. and 10th globally in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. UAB research expenditures are at a record high, exceeding $562 million in FY17, and UAB ranks 15th in federal funding nationally among public universities (top 4 percent) and 31st overall (top 5 percent). In National Institutes of Health funding, UAB ranks 8th among public universities (top 2 percent) and 23rd overall (top 4 percent) with more than $244 million. UAB Health system has over one million patient visits annually and is home to Alabama's largest hospital and the 3rd largest public hospital in the U.S. UAB houses the state's only level ... 1 adult trauma center and the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Alabama and a five-state region. UAB is the state's largest single-site employer, with more than 23,000 employees, and has an annual economic impact of over $7.15 billion on Alabama. Show more
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