Faculty - Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Job at WMU Homer Stryker, M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI

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  • WMU Homer Stryker, M.D. School of Medicine
  • Kalamazoo, MI

Job Description

Overview:

The WMU Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is seeking a board certified or board eligible Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon to join our experienced and collaborative team.

Responsibilities:

This position will have inpatient and outpatient responsibilities in the area of pediatric orthopaedics service line. There will be opportunities to further refine and expand our Pediatric Orthopaedic service line, develop acute care coverage for the pediatric patient, improve the multidisciplinary outpatient clinic services for patients with neuromuscular diseases and syndromes, optimize our scoliosis care pathway, and further relationships with the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. There are teaching opportunities in both medical student and resident education. Furthermore, there are resources to support both basic science and clinical research. Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits. Academic rank and salary are commensurate with experience.

Qualifications:
  • Must possess an MD or DO degree.
  • Completion of an ACGME-accredited Orthopaedic Surgery residency and Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery fellowship program.
  • Must be eligible for licensure to practice medicine in the state of Michigan.
  • Must be board eligible or board certified.

About Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed)

We are committed to excellence and health equity through transformative medical education, high-quality, patient- and family-entered care, innovative research, and community partnerships within a just culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Our vision is health equity for all in Southwest Michigan through innovation in the practice and study of medicine.

The medical school is a collaboration of Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo's two teaching health systems, Ascension Borgess and Bronson Healthcare. The medical school is a private nonprofit corporation supported by private gifts, clinical revenues, research activities, tuition, and endowment income. Building upon a $100 million foundational gift in 2011, WMed is a recipient of the Empowering Futures Gift, a philanthropic commitment of $300 million to support the mission of the medical school. WMed contributes to the economic vitality of Southwest Michigan through the services we provide as well as the creation of 1,600 new jobs and an annual estimated economic impact of $353 million in Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties.

WMed is fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and the Higher Learning Commission. The medical school offers a comprehensive, innovative four-year Doctor of Medicine degree program and two Master of Science degree programs in Biomedical Sciences and Medical Engineering. We train physicians in 10 residencies and five fellowships accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. To support our educational mission, we have Joint Accreditation for interprofessional continuing education, which incorporates accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

WMed Health is the clinical practice of the medical school with more than 300 providers offering comprehensive primary care and specialty services in several locations throughout Kalamazoo, Portage, and Battle Creek. The Department of Pathology faculty serve as the Office of the Medical Examiner for counties throughout Michigan and northern Indiana.

The W.E. Upjohn M.D. Campus located in downtown Kalamazoo serves as the primary educational facility with faculty and administrative offices, student study and social spaces, team-based learning halls, a state-of-the-art Simulation Center accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, basic science research labs, as well as toxicology and forensic pathology labs.

WMed is building upon Kalamazoos century-long foundation of drug discovery and medical device development with a strategic investment in clinical, laboratory, community, and educational research. The Center for Immunobiology, Center for Clinical Research, Research Histology Lab, Innovation Center, and Human Research Protection Program contribute to the medical schools advancement of knowledge through innovation and discovery.

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer of females, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans, and actively strives to increase diversity within its community. We provide a drug- and tobacco-free workplace.

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