Posting Details

Posting Details

Job Title
Assistant, Associate, or Professor in Gastroenterology

Requisition Number
FE04371

Working Title

Department Name
7H358:INTERNAL MEDICINE & DIVISIONS - GASTROEN

Work Location
Lexington, KY

Type of Position
Faculty

Position Time Status
Full-Time

Tenure Track Status
Non-Tenure Track

Required Education

MD degree or equivalent

Required Related Experience

Completion of residency and fellowship training in Gastroenterology or equivalent.
Completion of Advanced Interventional GI training.

Required License/Registration/Certification

Ky Medical License at time of employment

Job Summary

The Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine is seeking an attending physician at the open rank for digestive diseases. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Participation in the Clinical Gastroenterology Programs within the Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition at the University of Kentucky.
• Serve as an Attending and/or Consulting Physician at the UK HealthCare Hospitals and/or the Veterans Administration Hospital for no less than three months per year.
• Patient care responsibilities will include Transplant/Hepatology service and general gastroenterology services at the UK HealthCare transplant and outpatient clinics and possibly other outreach clinics.
• Patient care responsibilities will also include inpatient and outpatient procedure blocks at UK chandler, Good Samaritan, and/or Lexington Surgery Center.
• Provide teaching and supervision of residents and medical students in all clinical settings (inpatient, outpatient, and clinical research subjects). Will be an active participant in postgraduate education/CME efforts.
• Serve on appropriate Division, Department, University, Hospital and College committees.
• Participation in Continuing Education Programs at the College of Medicine.

Please include an updated CV when applying to the position. Applications will be reviewed immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?
No

Preferred Education/Experience

Deadline to Apply

Open Until Filled
Yes

Our University Community

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