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Geriatrician in General Internal Medicine

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Position description

The Department of Internal Medicine at the UC Davis School of Medicine is recruiting for two full-time academic Geriatrician positions at the Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor level in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor series. The successful candidate will serve as a Geriatrician and Clinician-Educator based in the Division of General Internal Medicine. The position includes 60% time delivering direct care to geriatric patients in the UC Davis Health Network, which will include rotating medical students and residents; 20% time supervising internal medicine residents in their Geriatrics Clinic; and 20% time doing additional teaching, curriculum development, telephone consultations, and developing geriatric educational outreach programs to UC Davis primary care clinics in the Sacramento area. Inpatient attending work with residents and students on the general medical consult service or inpatient medicine ward services at the UC Davis Medical Center are also possible.

This geriatrics position is part of the expansion of geriatric care at UC Davis Health. As such, the successful candidate will participate in the development and delivery of this growth effort.

Appointees to the Health Sciences Clinical series are required to participate in patient care activities and University service, teach medical students and residents, and participate in scholarly or creative work. Academic rank is commensurate with experience.

Candidates must possess a strong interest in graduate and undergraduate medical education, possess outstanding clinical and communication skills, and have the ability to work cooperatively and collegially within a diverse team environment.

Qualifications include an MD or DO degree, Board Certification in Internal Medicine and/or Geriatric Medicine, and demonstrated excellence in clinical care and teaching.

Qualified applicants should upload a letter of interest, contact information for three references, and their curriculum vitae online at https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF03225

For first full consideration, applications must be received by November 4, 2019. This position will remain open until filled through June 30, 2020.

The University of California, Davis is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity among its faculty, staff, and students.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct.

Under Federal law, the University of California may employ only individuals who are legally able to work in the United States as established by providing documents as specified in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. More information is available http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify.

UC Davis is a smoke- and tobacco-free campus effective January 1, 2014. Smoking, the use of smokeless tobacco products, and the use of unregulated nicotine products (e-cigarettes) will be strictly prohibited on any property owned or leased by UC Davis- indoors and outdoors, including parking lots, and residential space.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Cover Letter

  • Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion documented in the application file will be used to evaluate applicants. Visit https://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/faculty-equity-and-inclusion for guidelines about writing a statement and why one is requested.

    (Optional)

Reference requirements
  • 3 required (contact information only)
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