Assistant Professor - General & GI Surgery / ECCC

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Job Title: Assistant Professor of Surgery

The Emory Department of Surgery, with The Emory University School of Medicine, is seeking a full-time faculty member at the Assistant Professor level. This is an academic position requiring teaching and research responsibilities, in addition to clinical work. This position will work primarily at the Emory Decatur Hospital (EDH) campus as an Emergency General Surgeon (EGS).

Summary of duties:

• Serve as a surgeon for the Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Emory Critical Care Center (ECCC) within the Department of Surgery.
• Participate in the supervision, clinical education, training and development of residents.
• Teach and leadership of Emory students and trainees.
• Participate equally with general surgery and emergency general surgery call at the EUH campus.
• Develop academic portfolio in alignment with SOM goals.
• Participation in hospital and health system quality initiatives and relevant committees.

General qualifications:

• Board Certified General Surgeon
• While not a requirement, additional fellowship training in trauma, critical care or an accredited acute care surgery fellowship will be considered favorably
• A valid, unrestricted medical license to practice medicine in the State of Georgia
• A controlled Substance Registration Drug Enforcement Administration Certificate

Note: Position tasks are required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location; working remote is not an option. Emory reserves the right to change this status with notice to employee.

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