Job Summary

Job ID 300417
Position # 40010999

The Division of Trauma/Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery in the Department of Surgery in the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University is seeking a full-time faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor. Augusta University is a thriving integrated academic medical center with a Level 1 Trauma Center. We average 3000 trauma activations, 1800 trauma admissions and 1200 General Surgery operations per year. We have an 18% penetrating trauma volume. We have a vibrant surgical residency, advanced practice providers and two surgical critical care fellows per year. We cover Trauma, the Trauma and Surgical Intensive care units (the latter shared with Anesthesia), Emergency General Surgery, as well as Elective General Surgery cases at Augusta State Medical Prison. We are particularly interested in candidates interested in building an elective general surgical practice, which can be facilitated by an ambulatory surgery center. This position does not meet the requirements to be on a tenure track.

Responsibilities

• Develop clinical practice in the field of Trauma/Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery
• Increase clinic visits and increase surgical volumes related to Trauma/Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery
• Participate in the call schedule with the Divisions of Trauma/Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery
• Teach and educate general surgery residents about Trauma/Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery

Required Qualifications

MD, DO or equivalent degree; Should be board eligible in general surgery and Trauma and Acute Care Surgery by the American Board of Surgery, with additional fellowship training in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery; 5 years of general surgery residency and an additional year of Trauma/Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery fellowship