Job TitleAssistant, Associate, or Professor of Family and Community MedicineRequisition NumberFE03816Working TitleDepartment Name7H461:FAMILY MEDICINE - HAZARDWork LocationHazard / Hindman, KYType of PositionFacultyPosition Time Status Full-TimeTenure Track StatusNon-Tenure TrackRequired Education
MD or DO
Required Related Experience
Completion of residency program and Board Certification.
Required License/Registration/Certification
unrestricted Kentucky Medical license
Job Summary
The University of Kentucky is seeking a Family Medicine faculty position at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. This position will be located in the Department of Family and Community Medicine in Hindman, Kentucky. Hindman is located in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Kentucky.
Our faculty will practice primary care, non-surgical obstetrics and facilitate a rotation site for third- and fourth-year medical students from four different medical schools. The local hospital, Appalachian Regional Healthcare is a regional hospital and is the site for our inpatient service, which consists of 358 acute-care beds. Our faculty and residents also provide services at the Eastern Kentucky Veterans Center, a 120-bed long-term care facility for veterans.
These activities, plus departmental leadership in Rural and Community Health, a practice-based research network, and departmental leadership in the UK Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences, afford opportunities for faculty to participate in a variety of innovative programs.
We offer competitive compensation based on rank and experience and an excellent benets package that includes health, dental and life insurance; disability; malpractice; retirement plan; education; paid time off and more. The review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is lled. Rank and compensation are commensurate with experience.
Please include cover letter and CV along with application. Applications will be reviewed as received.
Skills / Knowledge / AbilitiesDoes this position have supervisory responsibilities? NoPreferred Education/ExperienceDeadline to ApplyOpen Until FilledYesOur University Community
We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.
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