About the position
Job Description
Assistant/Associate Professor : The Department of Family and
Community Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine
is seeking a full-time Clinician-Educator to join our growing
academic primary care team. This is an exciting opportunity for an
innovative educator who is passionate about primary care, advancing
medical education, and inspiring the next generation of family
physicians. As the School of Medicine expands its medical student
class size, the successful candidate will play a key leadership
role in developing educational programs and curricula, recruiting
and supporting community-based primary care preceptors, and
creating meaningful learning experiences for medical students and
residents. The position offers opportunities to contribute to
medical education scholarship, foster innovation in teaching, and
advance initiatives that encourage more students to pursue careers
in Family Medicine, while providing comprehensive patient care at
our University Family Medicine practice in Baltimore. The ideal
candidate will be committed to serving the community and advancing
the clinical, educational, and academic missions of the Department
and the School of Medicine.
This position includes serving as:
- Assistant Clerkship Director for the Family Medicine
Clerkship
- Physician Director of Preceptor Recruitment and Retention
- Transition to Residency Course Director
Primary Responsibilities
Clinical Faculty
- Maintain an active outpatient clinical practice providing
comprehensive family medicine and may include occasional on-call
coverage and home calls.
- Teach and supervise medical students and residents in the
clinical setting.
- Participate in scholarly activity, departmental conferences,
committees, and academic initiatives.
Assistant Clerkship Director
- Partner with the Clerkship Director to oversee the Family
Medicine clerkship.
- Mentor and advise medical students, including those pursuing
careers in Family Medicine.
- Participate in medical school admission interviews. Conduct
curriculum development, student assessment, grading, clerkship
quality improvement, and clinical site development.
- Collaborate with student organizations and departmental
educational committees.
Director of Preceptor Recruitment & Retention
- Lead statewide physician engagement efforts to recruit,
develop, and retain community-based clinical preceptors.
- Cultivate relationships with physician practices, Federally
Qualified Health Centers, community health centers, and regional
Area Health Education Centers partners.
- Conduct site visits, support preceptor orientation and
training, and enhance the quality of community-based medical
education.
- Guide statewide initiatives focused on expanding clinical
training opportunities in rural and underserved communities.
Transition to Residency Course Director
- Direct the Department's Transition to Residency course for
graduating medical students entering Family Medicine
residency.
- Strengthen curriculum focused on clinical readiness, procedural
skills, practice management, and professional development.
- Coordinate faculty, course logistics, student assessment, and
continuous program improvement.
Expected rank for this position will be Assistant Professor or
higher, however, final rank and tenure status will be commensurate
with selected candidate’s experience.
Expected salary range is $209,000 (min) and $317,051 (max). The
referenced salary range reflects base pay, which is based on
faculty rank and years in rank. This salary range does not include
all components of the Family Medicine faculty compensation program
or pay from participation in Family Medicine’s variable
compensation program. Therefore, the actual compensation paid to
the selected candidate may vary from the salary range stated
herein. For more information, please contact the hiring
department.
Responsibilities
Clinical Faculty
- Maintain an active outpatient clinical practice providing
comprehensive family medicine and may include occasional on-call
coverage and home calls.
- Teach and supervise medical students and residents in the
clinical setting.
- Participate in scholarly activity, departmental conferences,
committees, and academic initiatives.
Assistant Clerkship Director
- Partner with the Clerkship Director to oversee the Family
Medicine clerkship.
- Mentor and advise medical students, including those pursuing
careers in Family Medicine.
- Participate in medical school admission interviews. Conduct
curriculum development, student assessment, grading, clerkship
quality improvement, and clinical site development.
- Collaborate with student organizations and departmental
educational committees.
Director of Preceptor Recruitment & Retention
- Lead statewide physician engagement efforts to recruit,
develop, and retain community-based clinical preceptors.
- Cultivate relationships with physician practices, Federally
Qualified Health Centers, community health centers, and regional
Area Health Education Centers partners.
- Conduct site visits, support preceptor orientation and
training, and enhance the quality of community-based medical
education.
- Guide statewide initiatives focused on expanding clinical
training opportunities in rural and underserved communities.
Transition to Residency Course Director
- Direct the Department's Transition to Residency course for
graduating medical students entering Family Medicine
residency.
- Strengthen curriculum focused on clinical readiness, procedural
skills, practice management, and professional development.
- Coordinate faculty, course logistics, student assessment, and
continuous program improvement.
Qualifications
Candidates must be board certified/eligible in Family Medicine and
eligible for unrestricted license in the State of Maryland. This
position requires a medical degree from a recognized accredited
domestic university (or foreign equivalent), strong commitment to
patient care and teaching, and the ability to work well in a team
setting.
Expected rank for this position will be Assistant Professor or
higher, however, final rank and tenure status will be commensurate
with selected candidate’s experience.
The Maryland Rural Health Transformation Program is supported by
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a
financial assistance award to the Maryland Department of Health
totaling $168,180,837.61 with 100 percent funded by CMS/HHS. The
contents of this meeting are those of the author(s) and do not
necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by
CMS/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
About Us
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is Maryland’s public
health, law, and human services university. Six professional
schools and the interdisciplinary Graduate School confer the
majority of health care, human services, and law professional
degrees in Maryland each year.
Our goal is to support the University’s mission of education,
research, clinical care, and public service by amplifying UMB’s
voice as a thought and action leader, and to enhance goodwill in
the communities and people with whom we engage. UMB is a public
university and constituent institution of the University System of
Maryland. All employees are expected to work primarily physically
within the State of Maryland.
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and is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
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origin, sex, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation,
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About the Team
The University of Maryland School of Medicine (SOM) was chartered
in 1807 as the first public medical school in the United States. It
continues today as one of the fastest growing, top-tier biomedical
research enterprises in the world. SOM is dedicated to providing
excellence in biomedical education, basic and clinical research,
quality patient care and service to improve the health of the
citizens of Maryland and beyond.
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