LGBTQIA+ Fellow, Department of Family and Community Medicine - Faculty Physician - Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health

Thomas Jefferson University • Philadelphia, PA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Family & Community Medicine at Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, is accepting candidates for a one-year, non-ACGME-accredited fellowship in LGBTQIA+ Health, beginning July 1, 2027. The fellow will be hired as a full-time clinical faculty member with a 0.6 clinical FTE, splitting clinical time between Jefferson Family Medicine Associates and Jefferson Pride Care in Haddonfield, New Jersey.

The role provides clinical care in family medicine, HIV primary care, and LGBTQIA+ health, including gender-affirming care. The fellow will establish and maintain a primary care patient panel and provide chronic, acute, and preventive care. Educational clinical experiences include work in HIV primary care with family medicine, internal medicine, and infectious disease clinicians, as well as LGBTQIA+ care with affirming medical subspecialists and behavioral health and allied health professionals.

The fellow will participate in quality improvement and clinical services program development across Jefferson in LGBTQIA+ care, teach resident physicians and medical students in LGBTQIA+ and HIV care, and work on an interprofessional team delivering patient-centered care. The position includes at-home telephone call from 5–9 p.m. once monthly as part of a large Department of Family and Community Medicine call pool.

Qualified applicants must have an MD or DO degree and be board certified or board eligible in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine. Applicants must have or obtain Pennsylvania and New Jersey medical licenses. Academic appointment and salary will be commensurate with experience. Jefferson offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. Demonstrated commitment to health equity and to implementing and supporting anti-racist practices is required; candidates from backgrounds under-represented in medicine are strongly encouraged to apply.

Requirements

• MD or DO degree.
• Board certified or board eligible in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine.
• Must have or obtain a Pennsylvania medical license and a New Jersey medical license.
• Demonstrated commitment to health equity and to implementing and supporting anti-racist practices.

Nice To Haves

• Candidates from backgrounds under-represented in medicine are strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care in family medicine, HIV primary care, and LGBTQIA+ health, including gender-affirming care.
• Establish and maintain a primary care patient panel and manage chronic conditions, acute conditions, and preventive care.
• Participate in educational clinical experiences in HIV primary care and LGBTQIA+ care with clinicians and allied professionals.
• Engage in quality improvement efforts and clinical services program development across Jefferson in LGBTQIA+ care.
• Participate in at-home telephone call from 5–9 p.m. once monthly as part of the Department of Family and Community Medicine call pool.
• Work as part of an interprofessional team providing patient-centered care.
• Teach resident physicians and medical students in LGBTQIA+ care and HIV care.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, with academic appointment and salary commensurate with experience.
• Medical insurance, including prescription coverage.
• Supplemental insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Life and AD&D insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Retirement plans.
• Tuition assistance and tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University, subject to service eligibility requirements.
• Voluntary benefits offering access to group insurance rates and discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree