Clinician Educator in Family Medicine

Position: Open Rank- Clinician Educator in Family Medicine
Open Rank
- Clinician Educator in Family Medicine

Job : 278801
Location: Augusta University
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary:

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Job Summary

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The Medical College of Georgia's Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) at Augusta University is seeking a full-time faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor, to support its teaching, scholarship, and service programs in response to anticipated growth in undergraduate medical education class size, the Family Medicine Residency Program, and Wellstar MCG Health primary care clinical services.

This position is a Clinician Educator who will oversee the provision of prenatal care within the Family Medicine Clinic and the education of medical learners in the delivery of medical care to pregnant patients.

Clinician Educators in the DFCM provide academic support in all years of MCG's curriculum. Faculty course involvement includes preclinical electives and interdisciplinary required courses, and a six-week Family Medicine distributed clerkship. The department also sponsors hospital and ambulatory, research, public and population health, and vulnerable population electives.

This position is not considered to be on tenure track.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the provision of prenatal care within the Family Medicine Clinic and the education of medical learners in the delivery of medical care to pregnant patients.
• Periodically provide didactic education to medical students and residents.
• Engage in prescribed faculty development and mentoring programs to facilitate the use of Patient-and Family-Centered Care (PFCC) clinical instructional environments to meet UME and GME requirements and promote scholarship and professional progression in the context of academic and clinical activities of the department, college, and university.
• Provide teaching and attending support for learners in the Family Medicine GME program.
• Provide support for student, resident, and post-graduate core and continuing medical education.
• Engage in department areas of clinical and educational scholarship, the results of which should be disseminated at local, regional, and national peer reviewed presentation and publication venues.
• Develop an OB/GYN clinical practice to support the Family Medicine clinical and educational services.

Required Qualifications

MD/DO or equivalent. Completion of an ACGME Obstetric Residency Program.

Assistant Professor
- Early level career as a faculty member with appropriate post graduate training.

Associate Professor
- Mid level career faculty member with at least five years at rank of Assistant Professor or comparable training, background, and experience.

Professor
- Senior level career faculty member with at least five years at the rank of Associate Professor or comparable training, background, and experience.

Required faculty employment qualifications for all USG institutions and all academic ranks within these institutions shall be:

- Consistent with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)'s requirements for institutional accreditation;

- Evidence of ability as a teacher;

- Evidence of activity as a scholar and ability in all other duties assigned;

- Successful experience (which will necessarily be waived for those just entering the academic profession who meet all other requirements); and,

- Desirable personal qualities judged on the basis of personal interview, complete biographical data, and recommendations.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience teaching medical learners, especially family medicine residents.

Post-residency practice in OB-GYN.

Shift/Salary/Benefits

This position is fiscal year based and works year-round.

The intended work commitment or full-time equivalent (FTE) for this position is 1.0 and considered full-time.

Assistant Professor
- Salary and compensation is commensurate with education, experience, and achievements. The salary is subject to availability of funds.

Associate Professor
- Salary and compensation is commensurate with education, experience, and achievements. The salary is subject to availability of funds.

Professor
- Salary and compensation is…