Residency Faculty

Department:

SOM Wichita Family and Community Medicine (FCM)

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Family & Community Medicine

Position Title:

Residency Faculty

Job Family Group:

Academic

Job Description Summary:

The Residency Faculty is responsible for resident and medical student education, patient care, service, and research/scholarly activities within the residency program. The program director will establish the percent effort for each responsibility, though this position is primarily designed for the faculty physician to provide direct clinical care of patients.

Job Description:

Job Duties:

• Develops continuity of care practice
• Supervises resident education in office, in hospital, in community
• Provides and supervises resident care of pregnant women, including deliveries
• Evaluates performance of residents
• Participates in didactic teaching of residents
• Serves as a mentor and advisor for family medicine residents
• Develops own focus of scholarly activity including national and regional publications and presentations
• Attends family medicine faculty and resident meetings, conferences, committees and retreats
• Participates in faculty development activities
• Develops and oversees residency curriculum under direction of Program Director
• Assists with ensuring ACGME FMRC requirements are consistently met
• Teaches medical students through clinical, didactic, small group methodologies

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Work Environment:

• This position will provide ambulatory, inpatient care and obstetric care located at Wesley Family Medical Residency clinic/hospital.

Required Qualifications:
Education:

• M.D. or D.O. degree
• Completion of family medicine residency

Licenses/Certifications:

• Board Certification in Family Medicine or eligible for Board Certification
• Unrestricted Kansas license to practice medicine
• Federal narcotics number
• Hospital privileges

This position requires a formal degree in the cited discipline area(s) to ensure that candidates have the foundational knowledge and skill set required to perform the duties of the position.  The level of degree is based on accreditation requirements, institutional standards of academic and professional excellence, alignment with peer institution benchmarks, and contributes to the credibility and effectiveness of the role within the university community.

Preferred Qualifications:

Work Experience:

• Experience in teaching and supervising residents and medical students
• Demonstrated scholarly activity
• Previous practice experience
   

Required Documents:

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter

If selected as a final candidate for this position, you may be required to complete the Association of American of Universities Representations and Warranties document and sign a release of records that will allow the University of Kansas Medical Center to conduct a further background check with former employers.  A copy of the Representations and Warranties document can be found here.

Comprehensive Benefits Package:

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

Employee Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time