Emergency Medicine Clinical Faculty

University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA); Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Emergency Medicine at UCLA is seeking applicants to join our clinical faculty at multiple campuses, including WVMC and SMMC, for the upcoming academic year. The role emphasizes clinical care, teaching of medical students and residents, and participation in our residency program and fellowships.

Candidates must be residency trained in Emergency Medicine and ABEM certified, eligible for California licensure, and qualified for faculty appointment within UCLA School of Medicine.

Qualifications

• Commitment to emergency care, academic productivity and excellence in teaching, patient care, education, and research.
• To be considered applicants must meet the following minimum criteria:
• MD or DO degrees
• Successful completion of Emergency Medicine residency training in an ACGME or ACOGME accredited program
• Current ABEM or ABOEM certification
• A current unrestricted medical license in the United States
• Fellowship training and advanced degree
• Excellence in teaching residents and medical students in the ED
• Superior procedural skills
• Experience at an academic medical center
• Outstanding professionalism and demonstrated excellence in interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstration of scholarly productivity, including publication and presentation of original scholarly work

Job description

Position overview

Position title: Emergency Medicine Clinical Faculty

Salary range: $116,900-$380,000

Application Window

Open date: August 7, 2026

Next review date: Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Final date: Sunday, Jan 31, 2027 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Position description

The Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) at UCLA is seeking applicants to join our clinical faculty in the next academic year. The position will be based at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (DGSOM), with clinical practice at UCLA West Valley Medical Center (WVMC) and Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center (SMMC). WVMC is primarily a community hospital with a Burn Center, STEMI-receiving center, and annual ED volume of 60,000 patients. SMMC is an academic-affiliated community hospital specializing in Orthopedic, Geriatric, and Cardiac care with 50,000 annual ED visits. Faculty at both sites actively participate in our UCLA core medical student rotation in emergency medicine.

The UCLA DEM also has affiliated faculty at Ronald Reagan UCLA, Harbor UCLA, Olive View UCLA, West Los Angeles VA, and Kern Medical Center. We sponsor a Residency Program based at RRMC and OVMC with 15 residents per year, as well as fellowships in toxicology, research, ultrasound, administration, medical education, global health, and space medicine.

The DEM is seeking candidates with a clear commitment to excellence in clinical care and enhancing the talent of the faculty, staff, and trainees. We encourage applicants who have experience working with students from all backgrounds and improving access to higher education for students through teaching and mentoring.

We seek candidates at any Professorial level. Candidates must be Emergency Medicine residency trained, ABEM certified, eligible for California medical licensure, and qualified for faculty appointment in the UCLA School of Medicine.

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Department

https://www.emergencymedicine.ucla.edu/

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

Faculty in Emergency Medicine should demonstrate a commitment to emergency care, academic productivity and excellence in teaching, patient care, education, and research.

To be considered applicants must meet the following minimum criteria:

• MD or DO degrees
• Successful completion of Emergency Medicine residency training in an ACGME or ACOGME accredited program
• Current ABEM or ABOEM certification
• A current unrestricted medical license in the United States

Preferred qualifications

In addition to the minimum criteria, the selection committee will consider the following when assessing applicants' qualifications:

• Fellowship training and advanced degree
• Excellence in teaching residents and medical students in the ED
• Superior procedural skills
• Experience at an academic medical center
• Outstanding professionalism and demonstrated excellence in interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstration of scholarly productivity, including publication and presentation of original scholarly work

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter (Optional)
• Statement of Research (Optional)
• Statement of Teaching (Optional)
• Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form

Reference requirements

• 0-5 required (contact information only)

Search committee will contact references for final candidates

About UCLA

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties
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Job location

Los Angeles, CA