Surgery - General

Burn Surgeon Position

The UT Southwestern Department of Surgery, division of Burn, Trauma, and Acute Care Surgery is seeking a Burn Surgeon to join a vibrant group of over 20 fellow surgeons and one of the largest and most prestigious fellowships in the country. Applicants for the rank of assistant, associate, and full professor will be considered. The successful applicant will join a team in the Burn Section practicing the full range of acute and reconstructive surgery. Applicants should enjoy educating trainees of various levels and will be an integral part of training 2 burn fellows annually. The division offers formal Positive Intelligence/Mental Fitness education and coaching for faculty, a focus on wellness, diverse perspectives and backgrounds, and a collegial environment. Applicants should be Board Certified in General Surgery or Plastic Surgery and Surgical Critical Care and be eligible for a Texas Medical License. Appointment rank will be commensurate with academic accomplishments and experience.

The Division of Burn, Trauma, and Acute Care Surgery performs more than 4500 operations per year while evaluating roughly 3500 trauma patients annually. The Burn Section provides care at Dallas County's Parkland Hospital which has more than 30 inpatient beds and admits over 800 adult and pediatric burn patients annually. Additionally, the burn section provides reconstructive, and laser burn treatment at William P. Clements, Jr. University Hospital (US News & World Report's #1 hospital in DFW for the past 5 years) and outpatient surgery center and Children's Health Dallas. UTSW is in the heart of the Dallas medical district and ranks among the top academic medical centers in the world. Nearly 4200 medical, graduate and allied health students, residents and postdoctoral fellows are trained at UTSW each year.

The institution is the home of a NIH Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program and the Department of Surgery also has a robust research infrastructure with 24/7 clinical enrollment, regulatory, statistical, and grant support. The division itself has nearly $1 million dollars in extramural funding from the NIH and DOD.

The Dallas area boasts a fantastic quality of life while maintaining a low cost of living, diverse neighborhoods, safety, and great schools. The DFW metroplex offers the largest contiguous urban arts district in the nation, phenomenal restaurants, numerous parks, lakes, golf courses, and seven professional sport franchises. DFW is third in the U.S for highest salaries and as a state institution, we are proud to match this standard with a generous benefits package that reflects our commitment to you.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

City Dallas State TX