UT Southwestern Medical Center – Department of Family and Community Medicine

Be an integral part of a growing Family Medicine department at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. UT  Southwestern is one of the premier research institutions in the United States. The Department of Family and Community Medicine  is creating a strong research core to support innovative research on primary care and community and population health. 

Full-time Faculty position available: 

∙ Senior Research Faculty 

• Qualifications: Doctorate degree (Ph.D., M.D., D.P.H., or other similar degree) in social science, behavioral health,  social work, public health, health services research, or a related field. Experience in academia/institution of higher  learning, particularly academic medicine required. Position will be at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor,  commensurate with academic accomplishments and experience. Consideration may be given to applicants seeking  less than a full-time schedule. 
• Experience: Must have a strong track record of funded research and high-quality publications; excellent grant writing  skills; and the ability to collaborate with other researchers and clinical faculty. The ability to bring extramural funding to  UTSW is a plus. 
• Duties: Write and secure extramural research grants, particularly NIH and other federal funding, to support research  activities; mentor faculty and trainees on research and manuscripts; and assist with building collaborations with other  departments, institutions, and community partners. 
• Desired qualifications: Expertise in one of the following research areas: health disparities, HIV, cancer and cardio metabolic disorders, behavior health, or trauma. Experience in team science and leading small group research projects  is desirable. 
• All interested candidates should apply online and upload an updated  CV, reference list with the names and contact information of three references, and a thoughtful cover letter that provides background, career goals, and explanation of interest in joining the faculty at UT Southwestern. 

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status. To learn more, please click here.

posting expires October 6, 2021

Post-doctoral Research Associate Health Research and Evaluation 

The University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford (UICOM-R) seeks qualified candidates for a Post-doctoral Research Associate in the Division of Health Research and Evaluation within the Department of Family and Community Medicine.  

The regional campus in Rockford is part of the University of Illinois College of Medicine, one of the largest medical schools in the United States. The University offers outstanding opportunities for development for its students, faculty, and staff.  Faculty in the Division of Health Research & Evaluation (formerly the Division of Health Policy and Social Science Research) have extensive experience and expertise in program evaluation, planning, and implementation of community-based programs, quantitative and qualitative research methods, quasi-experimental research designs, survey development, and multivariate data analysis  Areas of expertise include health disparities, women’s health, mental health, trauma, rural health, and chronic disease. 

Job Description

This post-doctoral position is designed for an emerging scholar committed to a research career in population health (community-based and/or clinical), health promotion and disease prevention, COVID vaccine hesitancy, and/or COVID-related health disparities, with a focus on rural populations. The post-doc will join a growing team of interdisciplinary collaborators to support grants funded by HRSA, IDPH, CDC, and other agencies. 

The position will include the opportunity to co-direct research associates and medical students working on various projects. Career development opportunities will be provided based on needs identified by the post-doc and mentor jointly. The initial postdoctoral appointment will be for one year, but the appointment may be renewed for a second year based on performance. We are particularly interested in scholars with backgrounds in public health, community health, and/or preventive medicine.

Duties

• The candidate will collaborate with researchers and clinicians at our FQHC, rural partners, local community partners in Rockford, and the UIC Rockford colleges of medicine, pharmacy, and nursing. 
• The post-doctoral researcher will work with Dr. Manorama Khare and receive guidance in developing and conducting research, mentoring in grant writing, manuscript preparation, and publication. 
• The researcher will have the opportunity to develop their independent stream of research. 

Minimum Qualifications:

Ph.D. in Public Health or related field of study within the past 5 years

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in quantitative and qualitative research methods, community-engaged research, program evaluation, and working with underserved populations.
• Experience with rural research, population health (community-based and/or clinical), COVID-related research, or health promotion, and disease prevention. 

To Apply

Interested applicants should email the following materials to Mayra Ernster in the office of Human Resources with the subject line: "DFCM Post-doctoral Position”.

(1) A cover letter (up to 2 pages) detailing the applicant's Ph.D. graduation date, research interests and/or experience with rural research, population health (community-based and/or clinical), COVID health disparity research or health promotion and disease prevention. Provide career goals and how this postdoctoral position may contribute to those goals.

(2) Curriculum vitae

(3) A writing sample (E.g., publication or manuscript in review) 

(4) List three professional references

For the fullest consideration, please submit material by August 27, 2021. 

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Offers of employment by the University of Illinois may be subject to approval by the University’s Board of Trustees and are made contingent upon the candidate’s successful completion of any criminal background checks and other pre-employment assessments that may be required for the position being offered. Additional information regarding such pre-employment checks and assessments may be provided as applicable during the hiring process.

The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. Click here for more information. 

The University of Illinois at Chicago is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution/employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status, height, weight, or marital status in employment or the provision of services.

posting expires September 10, 2021

Assistant Professor (Without Tenure), Department of Family Medicine: Research Section

University of Washington, Seattle Washington

Description:

The Department of Family Medicine (DFM), University of Washington has a unique opportunity to join our Research Section. We invite applications for assistant professor rank (without tenure due to funding) to join an exciting and growing Research Section with long established successes in the areas of practice-based research, rural health, and health workforce. We also have considerable strengths in many other priority research areas such as integrated behavioral health, cancer detection, informatics, substance use disorder, women’s health, diagnostic testing and cardiovascular disease.

The successful applicant(s) will be on a full-time, 12-month appointment (July 1-June 30) in the clinician researcher pathway (without tenure due to funding). The expected start date is October 1, 2021, or soon thereafter.

The Department of Family Medicine is committed to promoting health equity, and creating an inclusive culture by maintaining a diverse faculty, and values each individual’s unique contributions.

The Department of Family Medicine is committed to building a culturally diverse faculty and strongly encourages applications from minority candidates. The successful candidate will be expected to support the department's commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). The successful candidate will be expected to engage in research in one of the following major areas of research in the section.

1. Practice-based research. An opportunity exists to take a major role in the WWAMI regional Practice and Research Network (WPRN) and related practice-based research activities. The WPRN is a practice-based research network (PBRN) funded by the UW’s Institute for Translational Health Sciences (ITHS) that includes clinical sites across the 5 state WWAMI region. The WPRN facilitates diverse areas of research with investigators from multiple departments and institutions.
2. Rural health research. The Department houses the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center (RHRC), which is funded by a multi-year cooperative agreement grant from Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). RHRC’s multidisciplinary team conducts research around rural healthcare providers, rural access to home health care, and cancer screening and opioid use disorder.
3. Health workforce research. The Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) includes two multi-year cooperative agreement grants from HRSA in the areas of allied health and health equity. CHWS conducts policy-relevant research on a wide spectrum of health professions including physicians, nurses, therapists, and the behavioral health workforce. CHWS multidisciplinary team collaborates with investigators across the Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Public Health.
4. Clinical informatics and data science: Several investigators have research programs in areas of complex data sharing, machine learning / predictive analytics, natural language processing, and data visualization. Current research in this area is leveraging UW Medicine electronic medical records and regional and national data sharing networks, as well as a region-wide and national efforts aligned with the multiple institutions in the areas of practice improvement, integrated behavioral health care, health service disparities, COVID19 testing, cancer, diabetes, obesity, substance use, dementia, and complex patients with multiple chronic conditions.
5. Primary Care Innovations. The Primary Care Innovation Lab (PCI-Lab) conducts research to develop and implement new technologies which have the potential to improve care in primary care and community settings. The majority of the research is currently focused on improving diagnosis and monitoring in areas such as respiratory tract infections, smartphone technologies, cancer detection, and blood pressure monitoring.

The successful candidate will be expected to engage in collaborative and interdisciplinary research, which are crucially important in Family Medicine and to the success of our research enterprise. The successful candidate will also be expected to develop a record of outstanding research, obtain external funding, and contribute to the Department's mission to deliver high quality primary care. Successful candidates will be expected to generate external funding from grants and contracts as a principal investigator or co-investigator in collaboration with other investigators in the Department of Family Medicine, as well as other departments or Schools at UW.

Other duties expected of successful candidates include teaching and services aligned with the academic mission of University of Washington, commensurate with rank. Clinicians are expected to participate in clinical practice at UW Medicine clinical sites. For MD/DO/PA faculty, this would include outpatient family medicine, and if desired obstetrics and inpatient attending at the UWMC-Northwest Campus. For clinical psychology candidates, this would include practice within outpatient behavioral health at one of the UW Medicine Clinics and/or Harborview Medical Center Family Medicine Clinic.

Qualifications:

Qualifications

Applicants are required to either have a) an MD, DO, or foreign equivalent with current certification by the American Board of Family Medicine, or b) a Master's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Physician Assistant studies (PA) with current certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) or c) a PhD (or foreign equivalent) in clinical psychology (or other relevant clinical fields) from an accredited university.

In order to be eligible for University sponsorship for an H-1B visa, graduate of foreign (non-U.S.) medical schools must show successful completion of all three steps of the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE), or equivalent as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Must have a license or be license eligible in WA state.

Application Instructions

Applicants should apply through Interfolio  with a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and contact information for at least two references. For informal enquires, potential candidates should contact Dr. Matthew Thompson, Vice Chair for Research mjt@uw.edu

posting expires November 6, 2021

Department Chair, Family & Community Medicine, University of Arizona, College of Medicine- Tucson

University of Arizona, Tucson Arizona 

Overview:

The College of Medicine – Tucson (COM-T) invites applications from academic family and community physicians for the  position of Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine. Reporting directly to Dean Michael M.I. Abecassis,  the chair will work collaboratively with the leaders of COM-T and Banner University Medicine to lead the department’s  tripartite mission of achieving excellence in clinical, educational, individual, and team-based research programs to  position the department for continued growth through innovation.

Position Description:

The chair provides strategic and tactical leadership for all aspects of the department by supporting the continuum of family medicine services and programs encompassing prevention and treatment. The chair will optimize use of and manage existing resources and will foster a culture of philanthropic development. This visionary and collaborative leader will grow programs by leveraging departmental strengths, recruiting, and retaining talented faculty to expand the UArizona/Banner Health footprint including corresponding services at Banner University Medicine’s Tucson facilities, and by fostering relationships and partnerships with community stakeholders as well as with departments, colleges, and centers across the UArizona. Thus, the chair will be responsible and accountable for clinical growth, research advancement, teaching excellence, and enhancement of the department’s national reputation.
The next chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine will provide strategic leadership and direction for the growth of the department’s academic tripartite mission. Expansion of the academic enterprise will be anchored by both growth in the clinical activities of the academic medical center and successful competition for extramural research funding. The chair will grow these programs within the larger context of an expanding regional health care system.

The chair will evaluate and leverage departmental strengths to expand the UArizona/Banner Health footprint, fostering a relational culture with community providers, and will work to recruit and retain talented faculty.
With 59 core faculty, the Department of Family and Community Medicine is a comprehensive academic clinical department with a remarkable number of established community partnerships in a wide variety of areas. This position will be pivotal in fulfilling the department’s priority to expand through innovative partnerships with community agencies, health-related organizations, and governmental entities. Building on an established UA College of Medicine – Tucson academic partnership with Banner Health, the fourth largest non-profit healthcare system in the U.S., the department is well-positioned to expand its range of clinical services. The department graduates sixteen family medicine residents per year. The department also offers an ACGME Sports Medicine Fellowship and a self-funded Integrative Medicine Fellowship. Faculty provide clinical services and mentor trainees at the Banner – University Medical Center-Tucson, Banner – University Medical Center-South, Banner – University Medical Center-North and the Alvernon and South Campus outpatient clinics.
The successful candidate will be an outstanding clinical and academic leader with an established track record of leadership and program building, who is recognized and well-respected by local, regional, and national peers, with strengths and accomplishments as a clinician, physician-scientist, and/or physician-educator. The chair will set a clear vision, inspire faculty, mentor trainees, and drive results. They will have a passion for developing unique models of care delivery and prevention initiatives, building relationships with community-based providers, and possess a desire to build systems and processes to maximize efficiency. The chair will engage faculty, mentor their careers, hold them accountable to agreed-upon objectives, and create a collaborative environment conducive to camaraderie, excellent clinical care, research, education, and service. Qualified candidates must hold an MD, DO, MD/PhD or equivalent medical degree; be board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine, eligible for medical licensure in Arizona, and preferably meet UArizona criteria for appointment to a tenured / tenure-eligible senior level faculty position.
1.17.2020

The University of Arizona
UArizona is one of the nation's premier research institutions. The National Science Foundation ranks the university 21st in research and development expenditures among U.S. public and private universities. The Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research ranks UArizona 51 of 147 institutions for NIH funding. The University is the home of the University of Arizona Health Sciences (UAHS), which is also home to The Center for Innovation in Brain Science, which works to accelerate the advancement of evidence-based clinical care of brain disorders caused by disease, genetics or trauma, as well as the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute which is poised to contribute to southern Arizona as a center for high-level neuroscience, while improving cognitive understanding and health for the entire world.

Banner University Medicine
In 2015, Banner Health merged with the University of Arizona Health Network to form Banner University Medicine. At the heart of this merger is academic medicine - research, teaching and patient care - across three academic medical centers in Tucson and Phoenix. Banner University Medicine's presence in Tucson includes the Banner - University Medical Center Tucson, Banner - University Medical Center South and the Diamond Children's Medical Center, and dozens of physician offices and clinics across Southern Arizona. Banner - University Medical Center Tucson opened a tower in 2019 featuring 228 new private rooms, for a total of 649, and 20 new operating rooms. The hospital is located near the campus of the University of Arizona and is adjacent to the University of Arizona College of Medicine.

For full consideration, please apply at the UArizona on or before October 5, 2021 

Please submit nominations, confidential inquiries and/or expressions of interest via email to FCMsearch@arizona.edu
The University of Arizona is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information in its programs and activities.

Posting expires October 12, 2021

Associate Dean for Rural Health Professions

The University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford

Position Description 

The University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford (UICOMR) seeks an experienced health care leader to serve as Associate Dean for Rural Health Professions and to direct its National Center for Rural Health Professions (NCRHP). The Associate Dean will be a tenured faculty member of the Department of Family and Community Medicine. The NCRHP at the UICOMR strives to meet the health care needs of rural residents and their communities throughout Illinois, the nation, and the world.

The University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford is a national leader in rural medical education.  Founded in 1971 to address the health care needs of people throughout Illinois, the UICOMR has trained over 1,900 physicians. The regional campus in Rockford is part of the University of Illinois College of Medicine, one of the largest medical schools in the United States. The University offers outstanding opportunities for development of its students, faculty, and staff. 

The Associate Dean provides leadership for operations, strategic planning, research, curriculum, and oversight for several key programs: Rural Health Professions academic programs, Student Pipeline program and Global Health Partnership.  The Associate Dean also ensures that all aspects of the Rural Medical Education program (RMED) are of the highest caliber. The RMED program is a selective longitudinal medical school experience designed to promote rural practice. In 1993, UICOMR developed the Rural Medical Education (RMED) program and presently nearly 50% of each entering medical school class is comprised of RMED students.  

The NCRHP is one of three centers in North America that collaborates with the World Health Organization and the Pan American Health Organization to advance medical education using social accountability principles, focusing on primary care services for underserved communities and rural populations. The NCRHP serves as the Program Office for HRSA-funded Area Health Education Centers Network Program for the state and has established relationships with 30 rural health systems across the state of Illinois and offers more than 50 rural clinical teaching sites. Having expanded its rural focus to include additional health professions programs (pharmacy and nursing), the NCRHP has plans to further expand its programs to include dentistry, social work, physical and occupational therapy, nutrition, and public health. The Associate Dean is responsible for operations, fiscal management, faculty/staff recruitment and retention, and the provision of appropriate resources to support and advance the center’s education and research initiatives. 

Rockford is a progressive, mid-sized metropolitan area in northern Illinois, west of Chicago.  The city has minor league baseball and hockey, numerous golf courses, award-winning park system, three botanical gardens, an art museum, theaters, a revitalizing downtown, and a river walk. Public and several private school systems are available.

Qualifications

Please submit a cover letter, CV, and three professional references. For fullest consideration, please apply by September 17, 2021. Applications will be accepted until October 29, 2021.  

Minimum qualifications include MD/DO/PhD in a health systems field. Must have extensive administrative experience. Strong preference for candidates with at least 5 years- experience in research, clinical or academic leadership role. Experience with rural health program initiatives is required. Excellent oral and written communication skills. 

The University of Illinois at Chicago is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer that has a strong institutional commitment to the principle of diversity and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people. We do not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Offers of employment by the University of Illinois may be subject to approval by the University’s Board of Trustees and are made contingent upon the candidate’s successful completion of any criminal background checks and other pre-employment assessments that may be required for the position being offered. Additional information regarding such pre-employment checks and assessments may be provided as applicable during the hiring process.

The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. Click here for more information.

Posting expires September 22, 2021

Epidemiology Postdoctoral Fellow (PRN27269B)

The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

The Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine is seeking highly motivated candidates for a post-doctoral fellowship position. The postdoctoral fellow will have the opportunity to participate in extramurally-funded projects focused on the development, implementation and evaluation of intervention in primary care. In particular, this post-doctoral position will be involved in the HRSA- funded Project “Maternal Health Capacity Building for the Medically Underserved in Rural and Urban Utah.” This project seeks to expand the Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowship Program, aiming to deliver exceptional maternal care to rural and underserved areas. 

We seek applications from exceptional individuals with strong quantitative analytical skills in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, and other related areas. The position is for one year with possibility of renewal for multiple years.

The position is designed to prepare individuals for independent academic research careers. Individuals selected for this position will have opportunities to lead and/or co-author manuscript publications and share project investigator role in a manner commensurate with their experience and effort. 

University of Utah Job ID# PRN27269B- 00958 - DFPM-Administration

COMPENSATION: $56,500-57,500

WORK SCHEDULE: M-F 8am to 4:30pm

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Candidates must be able to perform self-directed research as well as work well with project teams
• Collaborate with Department of Family and Preventive Medicine research faculty across Divisions and with faculty across the institution
• Demonstrate effective communication skills: present research at national meetings and author manuscripts for publications in scientific journals
• Provide guidance to undergraduate and graduate students as part of the research team 
  

QUALIFICATIONS:

Strong interest and experience in Family Medicine/Primary Care research are mandatory. Also, familiarity with program evaluation and/or data management/ analysis for large datasets is required. Additionally, experience with qualitative research is a plus. Women and individuals from populations underrepresented in biomedical disciplines are strongly encouraged to apply.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities. Please contact the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, 201 S. Presidents Cr., Rm 135, (801) 581-8365 (V/TDD), for further information or to request an accommodation. The University of Utah is committed to diversity in its workforce. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

Posting expires September 19, 2021

Multiple Faculty Positions with the University of Missouri Department of Family and Community Medicine

The University of Missouri - Columbia, Missouri (USA) 

The University of Missouri Department of Family and Community Medicine is recruiting faculty members to contribute to the mission of improving the health of Missourians while creating exemplary care environments for effective teaching of medical students and resident physicians.

The department is thriving and has been ranked as one of the Top 10 in the country for more than 25 years. Family Medicine physicians and residents staff 10 community-based clinics, with five in rural areas, serving 65,000 patients in more than 160,000 annual patient visits. Their research educational pipeline is robust and focused on developing the next generation of primary care researchers.

The department has highly motivated, collaborative and intelligent faculty members with diverse interests and advanced skills in a variety of investigative designs and analyses applicable to family medicine research. They want to expand their research enterprise and are searching for candidates to fill three new positions.

Multiple positions are available. Click below to learn more or apply.

• Faculty Director of Practice Based Learning Network (JOB ID 36757)
• Health Services Researcher (JOB ID 36754)
• Implementation Scientist (JOB ID 36753)