UNIV - Open Rank - Department of Family Medicine

Medical University of South Carolina•Charleston, SC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is seeking a physician to join our well-established academic family medicine team at the assistant, associate, or professor level to provide comprehensive primary care. The ideal candidate will be a patient-centered, compassionate team-player who is invested in delivering state of the art clinical care, while also teaching and leading parts of the curriculum for students and/or residents. Any candidate with an interest in medical education will be highly considered. The department plays a major role in all four years of the medical school curriculum. Our department has a significant presence in the Dean’s Office, including the role of dean, associate deans, and curriculum directors. We also play a major role in facilitating different outreach activities to different underserved and vulnerable groups, including people who are unfunded, rural, and/or currently unhoused. The department has a highly successful required core clerkship that sends students around the state. There is potential for this physician to take over part of our work in education. This represents a tremendous opportunity to balance primary care practice with involvement with our medical students, residents, and fellows.

Requirements

PhD/MD or equivalent
Board certified or eligible in Family Medicine
Significant experience in education
Collaborative and collegial demeanor with enthusiasm for teaching
Ability to perform job functions in an upright position.
Ability to perform job functions in a seated position.
Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile.
Ability to work indoors.
Ability to fully use both hands/arms.
Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders.
Ability to reach in all directions.
Possess good finger dexterity.
Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions.
Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes.
Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand.
Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance.
Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception.
Good peripheral vision capabilities.
Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction.
Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements.

Nice To Haves

Interest in medical education
Leadership opportunities available for highly qualified and experienced candidates

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive primary care.
Teach and lead parts of the curriculum for students and/or residents.
Facilitate outreach activities to underserved and vulnerable groups.
Potentially take over part of the department's work in education.
Balance primary care practice with involvement with medical students, residents, and fellows.