Academic Physician Gastroenterology

UHA University Health Associates; Uniontown (Fayette County); On-site; USD 320,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

WVU Medicine in Uniontown, PA, invites applicants for Gastroenterologist positions at the School of Medicine. Ranks available: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor.

Successful candidate will practice in gastroenterology and hepatology, contribute to medical student and trainee education, and participate in program development within a large academic center. We seek MD/DO, board eligible/certified in gastroenterology and hepatology, with internal medicine residency, and a

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree and eligible for state medical license.
• Completed an accredited internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship.
• Board eligible or board certified in gastroenterology and hepatology.

Responsibilities

• Practice in gastroenterology and hepatology across clinical settings.
• Teach medical students, residents, and fellows.
• Engage in program development within a large academic center.

Skills

Clinical gastroenterology

Academic teaching

Patient care

Education

MD or DO degree

Internal medicine residency

Gastroenterology fellowship

Job description

Welcome! We’re excited you’re considering an opportunity with us!

The West Virginia University Health System, the state’s largest health system and largest private employer, comprises 18 hospitals throughout the state and bordering states. In addition, it includes five institutes, as well as providing management services for other local hospitals through affiliate agreements. Whether you are caring for our patients at one of the critical access hospitals, community sites, regional or academic medical centers, we are all one WVU Health System.

Additional Job Description: West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Department of Medicine seek Gastroenterologist (ranks available: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor). Successful candidate will be expected to practice in Uniontown, PA.

Duties: The successful candidate will practice in the areas of gastroenterology and hepatology. In addition to providing excellent patient care, the successful candidate will also be actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows.

Qualifications: Candidates must have an MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and be eligible for state medical license. Candidates must have completed an accredited internal medicine residency program and gastroenterology fellowship and be board eligible/board certified in gastroenterology and hepatology. All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment. Tremendous institutional support for academic pursuits particularly pertaining to chronic viral hepatitis and inflammatory bowel disease is available. We offer treatment to those in Pennsylvania, West Virginia as well as patients from other states. There is a culture of professionalism and cooperation within the Department of Medicine.

The growing Section of Digestive Diseases offers opportunities to build and design programs within a large referral academic center. WVU Medicine is West Virginia University’s affiliated health system, West Virginia’s largest private employer, and a national leader in patient safety and quality. The WVU Health System is comprised of a network of 25 hospitals and their affiliated clinics, anchored by its flagship hospital, J.W Ruby Memorial in Morgantown, an 881-bed academic medical center that offers tertiary and quaternary care. The WVU Medicine System has more than 35,000 employees; 4,000 clinicians; and serves hundreds of thousands of people annually from across the region and the nation with more than 4.5 million patient visits annually.

Uniontown, PA is located approximately an hour south/east of Pittsburgh, PA and approximately 30 minutes east of Morgantown, WV. Morgantown is located just over an hour south of Pittsburgh, PA and three hours from Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD.

To learn more, visit Gastroenterology & Hepatology | School of Medicine | West Virginia University (wvu.edu).

West Virginia University & University Health Associates are an AA/EO employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran – and WVU is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity.

JR26-39858 Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Exempt/Non-Exempt: United States of America (Exempt) Company: UHA University Health Associates Cost Center: 8062 UHA Medicine GI and Hepatology Address: 500 W Berkeley Street Uniontown Pennsylvania

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University Health Associates (UHA) is a private, not-for-profit corporation composed of clinical faculty members of the WVU School of Medicine and School of Dentistry, and also advanced practice providers and other allied health providers. The organization is West Virginia’s largest multi-specialty physician practice. UHA operates and staffs clinics and hospitals throughout West Virginia and surrounding states.