UNIV - Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon - Surgery: General Surgery

Medical University of South Carolina • Charleston, SC

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Department of Surgery is seeking a Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon at the Assistant Professor level to join the Division of Acute Care Surgery. This position offers early-career surgeons the opportunity to build a broad, high-acuity clinical practice in trauma, emergency general surgery, and surgical critical care while developing an academic career in education, research, or quality improvement with the support of an engaged and collaborative division.

The MUSC Division of Acute Care Surgery encompasses trauma, emergency general surgery, surgical critical care, and burn surgery. Division faculty have nationally recognized expertise in complex chest wall injury management, community-based violence prevention, and global surgery. The division is committed to education, mentorship, and collaborative research.

MUSC is an academic health system and the only ACS-verified Level I Trauma Center serving South Carolina’s Lowcountry region. The position offers clinical experience at a primary trauma referral center with high patient volume, acuity, and complexity, and opportunities for academic practice, innovation, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Requirements

• Board certified or board eligible in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care.
• Eligible for medical licensure in South Carolina.
• Interest in pursuing a career in academic surgery.
• Appropriate research experience or a clear interest in developing a scholarly focus.

Responsibilities

• Provide operative and nonoperative care on trauma and emergency general surgery services, including in-house trauma call.
• Provide intensive care unit coverage for critically ill surgical and trauma patients.
• Teach and mentor medical students, general surgery residents, and surgical critical care fellows.
• Contribute to the division’s academic, quality improvement, and performance improvement missions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed