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Job Category:
Academic Staff
Employment Type:
Regular
Job Profile:
Assistant Professor (CHS)
Job Duties:
The Department of Surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is seeking an exceptional surgeon to join the faculty of a dynamic and growing Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery. Our division provides emergency general surgery, trauma, surgical critical care and burn services at UW Health University Hospital, as well as emergency general surgery services and elective general surgery services to the Madison area UW affiliated hospitals. Our division is taking the lead on expanding emergency general surgery service and adding trauma coverage at East Madison Hospital.
The selected candidate will have the opportunity to join a well-established group of acute care and general surgeons and expand surgical care throughout the greater Madison area. This position does not require fellowship training in burn, trauma, emergency general surgery, or surgical critical care but surgical critical care board eligibility or certification is preferred.
Applicants for this position will be considered for the following titles Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Professor, Assistant Professor (CHS), Associate Professor (CHS), Professor (CHS), Visiting Associate Professor, or Visiting Professor. The title is determined by the experience and qualifications of the finalist.
This position requires work to be completed onsite, at a designated campus work location.
This position has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations. The selected candidate will be required to pass an initial caregiver check to be eligible for employment under the Wisconsin Caregiver Law and every four years.
Key Job Responsibilities:
Clinical:
This position will be based primarily at East Madison Hospital with some opportunities to cover acute care surgical services at Meriter and University Hospital.
The successful candidate will join our Acute Care Surgical team and will have primary responsibility to cover the Emergency General Surgery service at East Madison Hospital.
The successful candidate will participate in the call pool commiserate with training and Surgical Critical Care board certification and eligibility.
A principal duty of this position is to help develop Level III Trauma Center capabilities at East Madison Hospital.
Service and Teaching:
Teach medical students, residents, and fellows.
Participate in administrative and committee work to support the clinical and scholarly missions of UW Health and the School of Medicine and Public Health.
An essential part of these duties will be working in a collegial relationship with other faculty members.
Department:
School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery
The Wisconsin Department of Surgery is one of the leading surgical departments in the nation, excelling in patient care, surgical education, and surgical research. We are composed of more than 130 full-time faculty across 10 divisions and nearly 200 additional staff who support our mission. Our surgeons perform approximately 20,000 operations per year for pediatric and adult patients. Training the next generation of surgeons and clinician-scientists is integral in our department, with more than 100 residents and fellows trained each year.
University Of Wisconsin-madison · Madison, WI