Assistant Professor of Geriatrics
University of California Davis
United States

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The Department of Internal Medicine at the UC Davis School of Medicine is recruiting for one full-time faculty member in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor series at the Assistant, Associate rank in Geriatrics . The successful candidate will serve as a Geriatrician and Clinician-Educator based in the Division of General Internal Medicine. The position includes 80% time delivering direct care to geriatric patients in the UC Davis Health Network, which will include rotating medical students and residents; and 20% time for doing additional teaching and developing curriculum and educational outreach programs for UC Davis Health providers and staff. Inpatient attending work with residents and students on the general medical consult service or inpatient medicine ward services at the UC Davis Medical Center are also possible. This position will have you work in a cooperatively and collegially diverse team environment.

This recruitment is conducted at the assistant/associate rank. The resulting hire
will be at the assistant/associate rank, regardless of the proposed appointee's qualifications.

For the full position description and to apply, visit https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF05779.

This geriatrics position is part of the expansion of geriatric care at UC Davis Health. As such, the successful candidate will participate in the development and delivery of this growth effort.

Appointees to the Health Sciences Clinical series are required to participate in patient care activities and University service, teach medical students and residents, and participate in scholarly or creative work. Academic rank is commensurate with experience.

• Qualifications include an MD or DO degree
• Must possess outstanding clinical and communication skills
• Candidates must possess a strong interest in graduate and undergraduate medical education and teaching

• Board Certification in Internal Medicine and/or Geriatric Medicine
• Certification to work in the state of California

• 5 required (contact information only)

UC Davis is a smoke and tobacco-free campus (http://breathefree.ucdavis.edu/).

We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals’ with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct

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As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs - With Updated Interim Amendments. All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine Primary Series or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, Religious Objection, and/or Deferral based on pregnancy or recent COVID-19 diagnosis and/or treatment) no later than the applicable deadline. All Covered Individuals must also provide proof of receiving the most recent CDC-recommended COVID-19 booster or properly decline such booster no later than the applicable deadline. New University of California employees should refer to Exhibit 2, Section II.C. of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Attachment for applicable deadlines. All Covered Individuals must also provide proof of being Up-To-Date on seasonal influenza vaccination or properly decline such vaccination no later than the applicable deadline. Please refer to the Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Program Attachment.(Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.) Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.