Associate Medical Director

Job Description & Requirements
Associate Medical Director
StartDate: ASAP Pay Rate: $280000.00 - $322500.00

Location: Davis, CA

AMN Healthcare is partnering with the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) to recruit an Associate Medical Director to help lead a high-performing, accredited student health organization serving a diverse academic community. This physician leader will combine clinical practice with operational and people leadership, supporting primary, acute, and specialty care delivery for graduate and undergraduate students.

 

Reporting to the Medical Director, this role offers the opportunity to influence clinical quality, mentor multidisciplinary providers, and contribute to strategic planning within a nationally ranked public university. The position balances hands-on care with protected leadership responsibilities, supporting sustainable work/life integration while advancing academic medicine, population health, and student wellness.

This opportunity is ideal for Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, or academic primary care physicians seeking a visible leadership platform with long-term professional growth.

Opportunity Highlights

• Blend of leadership responsibilities with limited direct patient care (approximately 15–20 percent)
• Oversight of multidisciplinary physicians, nurse practitioners, nursing, and clinical operations teams
• Active role in quality improvement, policy development, and clinical program design
• Collaboration with campus partners and senior student health leadership
• Teaching and mentorship opportunities with students and trainees
• Predictable schedule supporting work/life balance in an academic setting
• Leadership pathway within a nationally recognized public university

Community Highlights

Located in Davis, California, UC Davis offers the culture of a vibrant college town with access to Northern California’s most desirable destinations. Davis is known for its bike-friendly design, sustainability focus, and family-oriented neighborhoods. The city sits just 20 minutes from Sacramento and within two hours of San Francisco, Napa Valley, and Lake Tahoe.

• UC Davis ranks among the top public universities nationally and is recognized for excellence in primary care education (U.S. News & World Report, 2025).
• Davis offers a high quality of life with strong education, safety, and environmental sustainability ratings (AreaVibes, 2024).
• Convenient access to Sacramento International Airport supports professional travel and lifestyle flexibility.

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Job Benefits

About the Company
At AMN Healthcare, we strive to be recognized as the most trusted, innovative, and influential force in helping healthcare organizations provide quality patient care that continually evolves to make healthcare more human, more effective, and more achievable.

AMN Healthcare is a digitally enabled workforce solutions partner focused on solving the biggest challenges affecting healthcare organizations today. We offer a single-partner approach to optimize labor sources, increase operating margins, and provide technologies to expand the reach of care.