Board eligible or board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Specialized expertise in gastrointestinal and liver disorders
Experience in inpatient care and consults
Strong teaching capabilities and desire to educate future medical professionals
Responsibilities
Provide clinical care as a GI Hospitalist for hospitalized patients
Perform endoscopic procedures as part of patient management
Teach medical students, residents, and fellows
Engage in active and high-quality teaching to meet academic clinician track requirements
Participate in a multidisciplinary academic and clinical environment
Benefits
Opportunity to work at a prestigious institution like the University of Pennsylvania
Access to a supportive and interactive academic community
Involvement in teaching prestigious GI fellowship and internal medicine residency programs
Potential to influence the next generation of medical professionals
Engage with a diverse set of patients and clinical cases
Full Job Description
Description
The Division of Gastroenterology in the Department of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for several Assistant Professor positions in the non-tenure academic clinician track. Expertise is required in the specific area of diagnosis and management of hospitalized patients with gastrointestinal and liver disorders. Applicants must have an M.D or M.D./Ph.D. degree. Applicants should be board eligible or board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.
Teaching responsibilities may include teaching Penn medical students, residents, and fellows. Candidates should be outstanding clinicians who excel at teaching. The academic clinician track requires 100 credits per/year of active and high-quality teaching at the Perelman School of Medicine.
Clinical responsibilities may include care for patients as a GI Hospitalist in the inpatient setting at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) and/or Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC). The clinical responsibilities will include seeing inpatient consults, performing endoscopic procedures, provide teaching to learners, including medical students, residents and fellows.
Selected applicants will join a highly interactive and exciting multidisciplinary academic and clinical environment at the University of Pennsylvania as integral members of the Division of Gastroenterology and will have opportunities to teach the GI fellowship and internal medicine residency programs at the Perelman School of Medicine.
About University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private Ivy League research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1740 by Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Penn is known for its strong undergraduate and graduate programs in business, law, medicine, engineering, and social sciences. The university has a total enrollment of approximately 26,000 students, including 10,000 undergraduates and 16,000 graduate and professional students. Penn has a diverse student body, with students from all 50 states and over 100 countries. The university has a strong research program, with over $1 billion in annual research expenditures.
