Assistant Professor - Sports Medicine

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Position Description

The University of Washington Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine is seeking a full-time fellowship trained candidate for a faculty position for its sports medicine program. The practice will be located at Northwest Hospital and Medical Center. Opportunities exist for both clinical and basic research as well as medical student and resident education. The main focus of the position will be for the qualified candidate to develop a busy clinical program. Appointment will be made at the level of Assistant Professor, without tenure due to funding. The position has a 12-month service period with an anticipated start date in 2020. University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research, and service

Qualifications

Applicants must have an MD or DO degree (or foreign equivalent), and completed a fellowship and board certified (or eligible) in orthopaedic surgery.  In order to be eligible for University sponsorship for an H-1B visa, graduates of foreign (non-U.S.) medical schools must show successful completion of all three steps of the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE), or foreign equivalent as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

Instructions

Please submit a curriculum vitae and contact information for three references.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.

Company Description

For the 23rd time in the past 24 years, the University of Washington ranked as the No. 1 primary care medical education program in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best Graduate School rankings.

The family medicine and rural medicine training programs have also led the nation since those rankings began in 1991. See more about UW Medicine’s program rankings here. The UW’s doctor of nursing practice program landed in the No. 3 position. Learn more about the School of Nursing rankings here.