Job no:531564
Work type:Multi-Track Faculty
Location:Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories:Medicine/Physicians
Department:29360000 - MD-PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABClassification Title:

Clinical Assistant, Associate, Full Professor (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)

The Department is looking for a board-eligible/certified Sports Medicine physiatrist interested in joining a rapidly growing PM&R Program at one of the premiere medical centers in the South and a top 5 ranked public University. Additional information regarding the department can be found at https://pmr.med.ufl.edu/ . Information on the UF Health partnership with the USOPC can be found at https://humanprogress.ufhealth.org/category/groundbreaking-care/ .

This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly expanding, creative program and to collaborate closely with the faculty as UF Health is expanding PM&R Service lines. With access to state-of-the-art research and clinical facilities, professional development opportunities, and established UF and external resource networks, candidates can pursue a variety of opportunities for a successful career.

The successful candidate must be an MD or DO board eligible/certified physiatrist with strong clinical and interpersonal skills, a commitment to academic physiatry, including resident and medical student teaching, and scholarship. The ideal candidate will have earned or be eligible for a CAQ in Sports Medicine as well as expertise in the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound for both procedures and diagnostics.

The clinical focus of this position will be the evaluation and management of competitive and recreational athletes of all levels and ages. There are opportunities to participate in the care of members of Team USA, both able-bodied and para-athletes. Coverage opportunities also include local high school sports, professional dance, and the potential for national/international coverage for Team USA and/or affiliated teams. Further, opportunities for scholarly and research activity in exercise and sports medicine-related subject areas are provided through the UF Health Sports Performance Center, UF Running Medicine Clinic, and the UF Health Throwing Clinic.

Consider joining an excellent team truly dedicated to providing excellence in PM&R care at one of the pre-eminent academic medical centers in the United States. This is an exciting opportunity to collaborate with a team of dedicated professionals focused on delivering high-quality and high-value patient care. Responsibilities will include evaluation and management of patients and teaching residents and medical students.

Research opportunities are available within one of the nation’s premier PM&R laboratory complexes. https://pmr.med.ufl.edu/research/

This position will be Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor on a tenure or non-tenure accruing track.

Website: https://pmr.med.ufl.edu/

Salary and faculty rank will be commensurate with experience and academic qualifications

Must be an MD or DO board eligible/certified physiatrist

CAQ in Sports Medicine as well as expertise in the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound for both procedures and diagnostics

Interested applicants should apply online by submitting a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation.

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Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.