Academic General Internal Medicine – Ambulatory Primary Care

Academic General Internal Medicine – Ambulatory Primary Care

Full time

University Health Truman Medical Center

Many UHP physicians have teaching responsibilities for residents, fellows, and medical students. The UMKC SOM accepts students directly out of high school for a six-year combined baccalaureate/Doctor of Medicine program. The UMKC SOM Graduate Medical Education program supports over 30 residencies and fellowships.

UH is known as “Kansas City’s Essential Hospital” and is the safety net healthcare system for Jackson County/Kansas City, MO. UH is an academic medical center, serving as the primary teaching institution for the UMKC Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, and Pharmacy. A 547-bed, not-for-profit health system, UH delivers the highest-quality medical care for our patients, with compassion, empathy, and unparalleled dedication to service. During the 2020 pandemic, UH has been recognized as a regional leader in COVID care and testing.

The Section of General Internal Medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, University Health, and University Health Physicians seek staff faculty members for Ambulatory Primary Care role. The individual should have the clinical, academic, and personal skills to contribute to an active academic section. Must be Board-eligible/Board certified in Internal Medicine.

Salary commensurate with background and academic rank. The Department of Medicine is proud of its diverse composition and is an equal opportunity employer. H1B and J1 candidates are welcome to apply.

About Us

Since its inception in 1972, University Health Physicians is organized for the following medical, charitable, scientific and educational purposes:

· To provide for the medically indigent and other individuals who are in need of health care;
· To promote, conduct and administer programs in mental health, maternal and infant care, family planning, communicable disease control, community health, accident prevention, rehabilitation, home care and other areas affecting health;
· To teach, instruct, promote and encourage disciplines involving any of the above by use of training, research and educational programs, courses of instruction and any other means;
· To employ, maintain and retain physicians, surgeons, dentists, osteopathic physicians and surgeons, and other educators and support personnel as staff for hospitals and other healthcare facilities, as faculty for medical and dental schools and for related activities; and
· To do and perform any other activity which promotes physical and mental health and to support and conduct any and all activities connected with the operation of hospitals, other healthcare facilities, and educational institutions and any charitable, scientific or educational activities in any manner related thereto.