Academic Family Medicine Faculty Position - Fitchburg, MA

UMass Memorial Health Care • Fitchburg, MA

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About The Position

UMass Memorial Medical Group seeks an Osteopathic Family Medicine physician to work as a leader in the Osteopathic space for the organization. We welcome and support physician caregivers from all Academic Ranks to apply and join us in our relentless pursuit of healing. You will provide primary care family medicine services including OMM in our Fitchburg clinic and work alongside other DO's whose goal is to improve access to osteopathic evaluation and treatment for our patients.

Requirements

• Osteopathic Family Medicine physician with appropriate qualifications.
• Experience in teaching and supervising medical students and residents.
• Ability to maintain and update osteopathic curriculum.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a leadership role within an osteopathic program.
• Familiarity with the AOA residency requirements.

Responsibilities

• Actively participates in teaching our residents to include 1-2 lectures per month, one of which is an osteopathic manipulation workshop for both DO's and MD's.
• Maintains an osteopathic student elective which includes training in OMM.
• Select and supervise osteopathic students on elective clerkships in the residency clinic 1/month, 8 months per year.
• Teach DO residents in the UMass Worcester Family Medicine Residency to include precept/supervise residents as they incorporate osteopathic manipulation in continuity clinic.
• Participate in resident evaluation with the CCC and program evaluation committee, which will also include quarterly feedback to residents and reports for the CCC.
• Maintain Osteopathic Recognition curriculum and program with a 24-month rolling curriculum.
• Update and keep current Osteopathic Recognition requirements.
• Update and adjust the osteopathic curriculum to fit the expertise and focus of the Director of Osteopathic Recognition and DO faculty.
• Coordinate osteopathic curriculum with faculty members.
• Participate in NEOMEN (University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine - New England Osteopathic Education Consortium).
• Review all osteopathic applicant files and interview candidates.
• Represent the program in national residency fair (ACOFP conference yearly).

Benefits

• Professional development opportunities.
• Collaboration with UMass Chan Medical School.
• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees