Endocrinologist (Assistant, Associate, or Professor of Medicine (Clinical))

University of Central Florida • Orlando, FL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Central Florida (UCF), College of Medicine Faculty Practice at UCF Health in Orlando, FL, is seeking applications from outstanding endocrinologists for a non-tenure track clinical appointment at the assistant, associate or professor of medicine rank. Applicants should be exceptional clinicians who wish to spend the majority of their time practicing in an outpatient setting. The position involves delivering high quality, value-based, team-based outpatient care with opportunities for clinical research as well as medical student, resident and subspecialty endocrinology fellow teaching. Applicants need to have demonstrated outstanding clinical practice as well as a high level of communication, collaboration and professionalism. UCF has grown to be the nation's second largest university and has demonstrated particular excellence in science and technology. The College of Medicine (COM) was established in 2006, is fully LCME accredited and successfully launched multiple ACGME accredited Internal Medicine residency and subspecialty fellowship training programs, including endocrinology. The medical campus is located at Lake Nona, serving as an anchor to the 500 acre "Medical City", which is rapidly growing to include our university teaching and other hospitals, clinics, and research institutes. The success of the university faculty practice, UCF Health, has led to continuing growth and expansion that includes more clinic sites, state-of-the-art facilities and multiple specialties across our academic departments and participating hospitals. The college also includes undergraduate and many graduate programs in biomedical sciences and biotechnology. A robust clinical and translational research team supports trials which are sponsored or investigator initiated.

Requirements

• M.D., D.O. or equivalent degree from an accredited medical school
• Eligible for licensure or actively licensed to practice in the state of Florida
• ABIM board certified in Endocrinology or board eligible upon completion of training
• Board certification is expected within two (2) years of completion of training

Nice To Haves

• Extensive clinical experience in caring for patients with diabetes mellitus and thyroid diseases
• Specific training and considerable experience in the use of ultrasound technology to image and biopsy the thyroid gland
• Demonstrable experience in new technologies for diabetes monitoring as well as advances in therapies involving insulin and other pharmacologic agents
• Interest and expertise in collaborating with existing faculty participating in adrenal and pituitary-adrenal research, endocrine surgery, and the genomics of endocrine diseases
• Additional faculty-level experience in endocrinology graduate medical education (e.g. fellowship) programs
• Peer-reviewed publications in the discipline of endocrinology
• Participated in research trials concerning endocrinologic disorders

Responsibilities

• Delivering high quality, value-based, team-based outpatient care
• Opportunities for clinical research
• Medical student, resident and subspecialty endocrinology fellow teaching

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, and Employee Assistance Program
• Paid time off, including annual (12-month faculty) and sick time off and paid holidays
• Retirement savings options
• Employee discounts, including tickets to many Orlando attractions
• Education assistance
• Flexible work environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level