Description Specialization:
Surgery Trauma
Job Summary:
Wesley Medical Center is assisting with the recruitment of a fellowship trained trauma surgeon for coverage of their level 1 trauma center. Qualified Candidates: Available full-time for 10-14 shifts/month Board eligible or board certified in general surgery and critical care Physicians with critical care fellowship training preferred Option for general surgery resident teaching Join group of three dedicated trauma surgeons and six general surgeons, taking trauma call Dedicated Physician Assistant service for trauma Incentive/Benefits Package: Receive 100% of trauma shift pay + percentage of receipts Malpractice coverage provided Ability to participate in insurance plans provided by group Partnership option after two years About Wesley Medical Center/Wesley Healthcare/Kansas Surgical Consultants Wesley Medical Center is a regional Level 1 trauma center drawing from 2/3rds of Kansas and Northern Oklahoma Wesley Healthcare is an 859-bed tertiary care system, covering two hospitals; part of the HCA Health System Kansas Surgical Consultants is a group of general and trauma surgeons covering level one trauma surgical services for Wesley Medical Center Wichita is Kansas' largest city, home to 600,000+ in the greater metro area and drawing from over 1 million from rural Kansas and parts of contiguous states. The average single-family home cost is 30% below the national median and the cost of living is over 10% below the national average. Wichita offers a superb range of private and parochial schools. This regional hub of university faculty, healthcare, and aviation industry professionals demand great schools for their kids. Home of the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, with over 1,000 faculty members and 13 ACGME-accredited residency programs. The hospital is 14 minutes to the beautiful new regional airport with five major airlines. Community Information Wichita´s population is 350,000, drawing from 2/3s of the state of Kansas and parts of contiguous states. Wichita was named #1 Most Affordable City in the US by NBC's Today Show in 2010. In 2009, Wichita ranked as one of Forbes' "Best Bang for the Buck" cities and made Money Magazine´s List of 10 best cities in the U.S. Visit the city site for reviews and links to 7 recent national rankings that explain why so many physicians and post graduate-degreed professionals settle in Wichita.
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