Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Job Description:

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine was established in 2012 upon a robust foundation of collaboration between Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo's two teaching health systems - Ascension Borgess and Bronson Healthcare, which includes Bronson Children's Hospital.

Opportunity

The WMU Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine Division of Orthopaedic Surgery is seeking a board certified or board eligible Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon to join their experienced and collaborative team and with an additional option to serve as the Chief of the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery for the appropriately qualified candidate. This position provides the opportunity to serve patients from across southwest Michigan in a hybrid community hospital and academic setting.

Responsibilities

This position will have inpatient and outpatient responsibilities within the pediatric orthopaedics service line at its two teaching health system locations, Ascension Borgess and Bronson Healthcare. There will be opportunities to further refine and expand the Pediatric Orthopaedic service line, develop acute care coverage for the pediatric patient, further develop the multidisciplinary outpatient clinic services for patients with neuromuscular diseases and syndromes, optimize the scoliosis care pathway, and further relationships with the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. There are teaching and curriculum development opportunities in both medical student and resident education. Furthermore, there are resources to support both basic science and clinical research. There is an additional leadership opportunity for Division Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery for the interested and qualified candidate. This position reports to the chair of the Department of Surgical Sciences and is responsible for overseeing the academic mission within orthopaedic surgery, serving as medical director of the orthopaedic surgery clinic, supervising the orthopaedic surgery team members employed by the medical school, collaborating with the leadership at our partner hospitals, and leading the orthopaedic surgery community in Kalamazoo and the region. 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 ACGME or POSNA-accredited 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)

WMed is 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. Its vision is health equity for all in Southwest Michigan through innovation in the practice and study of medicine.

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 a Master of Science degree program in Biomedical Sciences. 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.

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. WMed is the recipient of a $100 million foundational gift and 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 Health is the clinical practice of the medical school with more than 300 clinicians offering comprehensive primary care and specialty services in several locations throughout the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek areas. Faculty in the Department of Pathology 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 student study and social spaces, team-based learning halls, faculty and administrative offices, 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 builds upon Kalamazoo's 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 school's 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.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position has been filled. WMed has retained Caldwell Partners, an international executive search firm, to assist with this search. Please send nominations / recommendations to: WmedPedsOrtho@caldwell.com. To apply in confidence, please submit a cover letter and curriculum vitae to: https://caldwell.thriveapp.ly/job/1203

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