Academic Faculty Physician - Medical Genetics Pediatrics

Ascension St Vincent; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical institution in Winston-Salem is seeking a Clinical Geneticist to enhance their established program focused on service excellence, research, and education. This full-time faculty position offers ample opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration, research initiatives, and a supportive work culture in a beautiful region with a high quality of life.

Qualifications

• Qualifications: MD or MD/PhD.
• Certification: ABMGG Certified or eligible in Clinical Genetics.

Responsibilities

• Primary roles in clinical service and education.
• Join an established medical genetics program.
• Emphasize service excellence, research, and education.

Skills

Clinical Genetics

Education

MD or MD/PhD

ABMGG Certified or eligible in Clinical Genetics

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Department of Pediatrics within Wake Forest University School of Medicine/Brenner Children's Hospital is seeking an energetic Clinical Geneticist to join an established medical genetics program, which emphasizes service excellence, research, and education. This is a full time faculty opportunity with primary roles in clinical service and education.

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• MD or MD/PhD
• ABMGG Certified or eligible in Clinical Genetics

Medical Genetics of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine is the oldest Medical Genetics group in the nation (www.wakehealth.edu/Medical-Genetics/). The section includes two clinical medical geneticists, a cytogeneticist, a molecular geneticist, and four genetic counselors that provide clinical services to central and western North Carolina. The Medical Genetic Laboratories provide state-of-the-art services in cytogenetics, molecular cytogenetics, molecular genetics, and maternal serum screening. There are excellent opportunities for interaction and research in multiple disciplines including Pediatrics, Pathology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Institute of Regenerative Medicine, and the Center for Human Genomics and Personalized Medicine.

When you join our team, you come to a region with much to offer. Winston-Salem, NC is located in the beautiful north central part of the state and offers affordable living, excellent culture, restaurants, theater, superb climate for outdoor activities, and a wonderful place to live and practice medicine. We are just a few hours away from the North Carolina beaches and an hour from the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.

When faculty join Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, they are welcomed into an inclusive culture that celebrates and respects the contributions a diverse team can make together. Practice where your voice is valued, your passion for advancing medicine is rewarded, and you get the resources and support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In our nationally-renowned integrated health system, you can work alongside the most advanced minds in medicine to improve medicine, elevate hope and advance healing-for all.

About Us

Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) is a U.S. News and World Report top 50 ranked medical school, integrated with a world-class health system, Atrium Health. WFUSM, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise, is a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery. WFUSM, has over $300M in annual, extramural funding that drives a cutting-edge Academic Learning Health System by integrating innovative research with excellent patient care across our enterprise.

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. AHWFB is an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem - that includes Brenner Children's Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians. Our highly integrated academic and clinical environment is deeply committed to improving health, elevating hope, and advancing healing - for all.

It should be noted that while you are applying on the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Career Site, you will receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process. Thanks in advance for your flexibility.

About the Team

Mission, Vision and Culture Commitments

Mission

To improve health, elevate hope and advance healing - for all.

Vision

To be the first and best choice for care.

Culture Commitments

We create a space where all Belong

We Work as One to make great things happen

We earn Trust in all we do

We Innovate to better the now and create the future

We drive for Excellence - always