Assistant​/Associate​/Professor of Internal Medicine; FTE

Description

Recruitment Period: 05/04/2023 - Until Filled

Full-time

Full Time, 40 hrs/week (Flexibility on FTE status)

Assistant Professor:
Annual Minimum Salary-$158,300-Annual Maximum Salary-$266,000
Associate Professor:
Annual Minimum Salary-$182,100-Annual Maximum Salary-$305,900
Professor:
Annual Minimum Salary-$209,400-Annual Maximum Salary-$351,800
Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Pro-rated based on hours/week.

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) does not sponsor employment visas. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and for the duration of their employment with PNWU. Employment eligibility will be verified in accordance with federal law.

PNWU was founded as a 501(c) (3) non-profit health care education institution in 2005 aimed at increasing access to health care in medically underserved areas of the Pacific Northwest.

The University currently offers the degrees of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Doctor of Dental Medicine, Master of Arts in Medical Science, and Master of Science in Occupational Therapy enrolling over 550 students annually with plans to develop other programs and/or colleges. Interprofessional education partnerships with other universities adds another 100 students to the population. The campus includes 300 employees with academic programming spread over a five state region.

PNWU is located in Yakima, WA, a city of approximately 95,000 located in the south central part of the state near the eastern slopes of the Cascade Mountains in a major agricultural and outdoor recreation region. It is approximately 140 miles from Seattle, 170 miles from Portland, and 200 miles from Spokane. The Yakima Valley is a wonderful place to live, work and play.

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The assistant/associate/professor will be assigned teaching, scholarly activity, service, and clinical practice responsibilities as a faculty member in the department. He/she will report to the Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine. The faculty member is in a non-tenured position with a focus on teaching in the College of Osteopathic Medicine program, as well as in postdoctoral (GME) training programs as appropriate.

This position participates and assists the Department Chair and colleagues in the development and implementation of curricula which integrates the medical specialties in team-based, large and small group learning environments. Primary teaching assignments include clinical skills and decision making, and topics relevant to the practice of family and internal medicine. Typical responsibilities for this position includes the following:

• Teaching course material throughout the four-year DO curriculum, which may include assignments in the classroom setting, teaching laboratories, and at clinical sites. Teaching assignments in medical simulations includes standardized patients (SPs), robotic simulations, and telemedicine education
• Supervising or teaching in third or fourth-year student clinical rotations
• Research or other scholarly activity
• COM or University service
• Clinical practice

• Continuously prepares and teaches assigned courses
• Continuously participates in admissions activities
• Student advisement/office hours
• Participates in Commencement and White Coat ceremonies
• Develops course syllabi
• Administration of examinations
• Participation in committee(s) as assigned
• Engagement in research/scholarly activity
• Continued professional development
• Clinical practice as appropriate
• Understands accreditation standards and expectations specific to the department and adheres to policies and procedures to meet or exceed such standards
• Conducts self appropriately and consistently in accordance with the philosophy and mission of PNWU
• Other duties as assigned

Education

Minimum Qualifications:

• Professional degree (D.O., M.D.) from an accredited institution of higher education
• Completion of an internal medicine residency; currently board eligible or board certified by AOBIM/ABIM.…