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Assistant Medical Director - Emergency Medicine

Salary Range: Assistant Professor: $261,630 - $325,983 per year; Associate Professor: $283,653 - $346,121 per year

The University of Chicago’s Department of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine, is searching for a full-time faculty member, at Assistant Professor or Associate Professor rank, on the School of Medicine track, to serve as Assistant Medical Director for UChicago Medicine’s (UCM) Adult Emergency Department (ED).  The appointee is expected to assist the ED Administrative Team in all aspects of ED clinical operations and quality oversight, and work with other medical center clinical operations directors to promote an outstanding patient experience. Clinical responsibilities include evaluating and treating patients who present to the ED. Other duties will include teaching and supervision of trainees and students, and scholarly activity. Academic rank and compensation are dependent upon qualifications. For information on benefits, please consult the University of Chicago Benefits Guide: https://mybenefits.nfp.com/UChicago/benefits-guide/.

The Section’s academic faculty are responsible for the education of Pritzker School of Medicine students and 54 residents in our Emergency Medicine Residency Program (established in 1972 and one of the oldest programs in the country), five fellowship training programs, and off-service rotating residents.  They are active in bench and clinical research, medical education, simulation, EM ultrasound, Administration, Global Emergency Medicine, EMS services, and air-medical transport.  UChicago Medicine is a Level 1 Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center, a receiving hospital for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), a Comprehensive Stroke Center, a Burn Center, and a Chicago South EMS regional resource hospital. The Adult ED has an annual volume of 75,000; EM faculty have the option to also work in the Comer Pediatric ED which has an annual volume of around 35,000.

Prior to the start of employment, qualified applicants must: 1) have a medical doctorate or equivalent, 2) hold or be eligible for medical licensure in the State of Illinois, and 3) be Board Certified/Eligible in Emergency Medicine.

We especially welcome applicants with fellowship training in addition to prior experience in data science and analytics and/or an active research program in the field of Clinical Operations.

To be considered, those interested must apply through The University of Chicago’s Academic Recruitment job board, which uses Interfolio to accept applications: http://apply.interfolio.com/162998.  Applicants must upload: a CV including bibliography and a cover letter. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.  

For instructions on the Interfolio application process, please visit http://tiny.cc/InterfolioHelp.

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