Clinician Educator Open Rank of Family and Community Medicine

Primary Care Physician with Hospital Duties

The University of New
Mexico School of Medicine, Department of Family & Community
Medicine, seeks qualified and dynamic Family Medicine Physicians
interested in joining its faculty and passionate about service, education,
scholarship, and leadership. Candidates
hired for this position will provide patient care in outpatient and inpatient
settings and support departmental education and scholarship efforts. Physicians interested in securing funds for
research projects are also encouraged to apply.

This position will include a primary care clinic with a
dedicated patient panel and duties supervising residents in the ambulatory
setting and on one or more of the following hospital services: obstetrics and maternal/child
health, hospital medicine, newborn nursery, and/or intermediate care nursery. The educational duties will include teaching
UNM medical students, physician assistant students, and UNM Family Medicine
residents and fellows.

The
Family Medicine faculty will join a renowned and well-established academic
Family Medicine department offering opportunities in teaching and curricular
development, clinical quality improvement innovations, community-engaged
collaborative research, and other scholarly activities. The University of New Mexico is New Mexico's
flagship R1 research-intensive institution. It is known for innovative research and has
over $165 million in extramural research funding. The UNM Health Science Center has an
established Clinical & Translational Science Center and a Comprehensive
Cancer Center that provide extensive opportunities and resources to support
collaborative research in various interest areas.

What We Are Known For

• Our
  commitment to caring for underserved and vulnerable populations.
• Ranked
  #2 US News and World Report for Most Graduates Practicing in Medically
  Underserved Areas (2023-2024)
• Our
  clinical care and curriculum innovations advance the health of all New Mexicans
  across the lifespan.
  
• Our
  dedication to advancing scholarly inquiry and research in primary care to meet
  the needs of New Mexicans and beyond with over $33 million in extramural
  research funding.
  
• Our
  ability to inspire and train the next generation of family physician
  clinicians, educators, scholars, and leaders
  
• Ranked
  #7 US News and World Report national ranking of top Family Medicine Programs
  (2022)
• Approximately
  half of the UNM Health Sciences Center leadership are family Physicians (most
  of whom are graduates of the UNM Family Medicine Residency Program)

Family-Based Clinical Care

In the clinical area, the new faculty member will provide
primary care to a panel of patients at one of our Family Medicine clinics in a
Patient-Centered Medical Home model and will have the opportunity to supervise
residents in this clinical setting.

Family Medicine faculty provide care in the Maternal Child
Health service (a Family Medicine obstetric service), the Family Medicine
Inpatient Service, which provides care to adult and pediatric patients, the
Newborn Nursery, and the Intermediate Care Nursery. In this position, new
faculty will provide service and supervise residents on one or two teaching
services as part of their job duties.

Innovative Education

We are nationally and internationally known for educational innovation. Our department's areas of academic expertise include the social determinants of
health, community health and engagement, culturally effective care, addiction
medicine, and point-of-care ultrasound. Our faculty are major contributors to
the education of medical and PA students at UNM, and our residency program
provides opportunities for rotations in rural and underserved settings as well
as UNM rotations.

• We have several Fellowships, including Maternal Child Health,
  Sports Medicine, and Addiction Medicine.
• We boast a large number of residents practicing in New Mexico
• We host a 3rd year Family Medicine clerkship for all
  medical students
• We are the departmental home of the UNM Physician Assistant
  Program

About Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM, is a beautiful city with the Sandia Mountains
to the east and the Mesa to the west. At more than a mile-high elevation,
this high desert environment provides gorgeous sunny days and the variety of
all four seasons. It is ideal for outdoor activities and sports all year
round, including running, hiking, biking, and skiing. Albuquerque is 1 hour
from Santa Fe, NM, and 2.5 hours from Taos, NM, both world famous for their art
and culture. The State of New Mexico is multicultural and diverse, with 19
indigenous native pueblos, the Navajo Nation, and three Apache tribal lands. We
have excellent local cuisine, breathtaking sunsets, numerous cultural and
historic sites, lakes, rivers, deserts, and mountains.

Salary: Salary and rank commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Minimum Requirements:

• Medical Doctor or Doctor of
  Osteopathy
• Board eligible/certified in Family
  Medicine by the ABFM or AOA
• Eligible for medical licensure in
  NM
• Eligible for State of New Mexico
  Board of Pharmacy certification and federal DEA registration
• Must be eligible to work in the
  U.S.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Three years of directly related clinical experience, which may
  include training in a primary care specialty
• Patient care experience in an office or community clinic
• Experience in educating students and residents
• A
  demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success,
  as well as working with broadly diverse communities

Only applications submitted through
the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job
advertisement on a 3rd party site, please
visit UNMJobs to submit an application.

Please attach a Cover Letter and CV. For assistance with the application process, contact FCM-HR@salud.unm.edu.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.