Physician Investigator-Primary Care

Veterans Health Administration•Minneapolis, MN

32d•Onsite

About The Position

The Minneapolis VA Health Care System is a major academic hospital affiliated with the University of Minnesota and home to one of the largest and most active research programs in the Veterans Health Administration, comprising more than 150 investigators with funding from the NIH, VA, foundations and industry. The section of General Internal Medicine (GIM) seeks a highly qualified generalist physician researcher. Essential qualifications of successful candidates include excellent interpersonal communication, creative problem-solving skills, ability to work with multidisciplinary teams, and demonstrated research expertise in a VA-relevant field. Candidates may be early or mid/senior career and should have a publication and funding track record commensurate with career stage. Physicians are expected to provide 20% clinical effort (primary care clinic or inpatient).

Requirements

United States Citizenship
Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine.
Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.
Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Nice To Haves

BC/BE in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine

Responsibilities

obtaining grant funding as PI
publishing in peer-reviewed journals
conducting local and national service
mentoring as appropriate to career stage

Benefits

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus)
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment)
Competitive salary
annual performance bonus
regular salary increases
50-55 days of annual paid time offer per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting)
federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement for CME
Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting