Faculty - Infectious Diseases

Overview :

The Department of Medicine at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) is hiring faculty for the division of Infectious Diseases. Applicants with interests in ambulatory and inpatient clinical infectious diseases, teaching medical students and residents, and at all faculty ranks will be considered. There are also opportunities and resources to support clinical, laboratory, and educational research. The division has plans to start an accredited infectious disease fellowship program in the near future. Leadership opportunities within the division and / or department are available to candidates with experience and a track record of academic achievement and leadership. Interested faculty candidates without prior experience but with a desire for future leadership opportunities may be groomed internally for future leadership roles within the institution. There are also clinical opportunities for applicants who are dually board-certified in adult and pediatric infectious diseases.

Responsibilities :

Division faculty offer a comprehensive range of inpatient and ambulatory clinical services and educational programs for residents and medical students. Faculty members provide inpatient consultations (with no admissions to Division faculty) at Beacon Kalamazoo Health System and Bronson Health System, in addition to outpatient clinics. This position is optimum for candidates who want to expand their clinical practice under an umbrella of a university faculty practice. The compensation package is market competitive and would include a heavily incentivized clinical productivity model in addition to a base salary. New faculty members are expected to spend approximately ninety to ninety-five percent of their time with clinical and teaching responsibilities. Academic effort is optional and would be up to five or ten percent. Call is shared with the division physicians in proportion to the clinical responsibilities assigned to the faculty. Depending on the candidate’s interest and availability, there are substantial opportunities for developing clinical research in collaboration with the medical school's Center for Clinical Research, pursuing academic endeavors, and expanding clinical services based on candidate subspecialty training and career interests. One current member of the division is dually board-certified in adult and pediatric infectious diseases. Outpatient care for HIV and Chronic Viral Hepatitis is an integral part of the outpatient clinic activities of the division.

Further information includes :

• Broad general infectious disease practice with opportunities to expand clinical services.
• Inpatient ID service provides consultations only, with no direct admissions to the ID service.
• Outpatient clinic at state-of-the-art facilities.
• Shared call rotation with other faculty.
• Ninety to ninety-five percent of time spent on clinical and teaching responsibilities.
• Large state-of-the-art Simulation Center and Innovation Center.
• Established Center for Clinical Research allows opportunities and resources for developing clinical research programs.

Qualifications :

About Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) :

We are committed to excellence and health equity through transformative medical education, high-quality, patient- and family-centered care, innovative research, and community partnerships within a welcoming, supportive, and engaging culture. Our vision is health equity for all in Southwest Michigan through innovation in the practice and study of medicine.

The medical school is a collaboration of Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo's two teaching health systems, Beacon and Bronson Healthcare. The medical school is a private nonprofit corporation supported by private gifts, clinical revenues, research activities, tuition, and endowment income. WMed is the recipient of a $100 million foundational gift and the Empowering Futures Gift, a philanthropic commitment of $300 million to support the mission of the medical school. WMed contributes to the economic vitality of Southwest Michigan through the services we provide, as well as the creation of 1,600 new jobs, with an estimated annual economic impact of $353 million in Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties.

WMed is fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and the Higher Learning Commission. The medical school offers a comprehensive, innovative four-year Doctor of Medicine degree program as well as a Master of Science degree program in Biomedical Sciences. We train physicians in 10 residencies and four fellowships accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. To support our educational mission, we have Joint Accreditation for interprofessional continuing education, which incorporates accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

WMed Health is the clinical practice of the medical school with more than 300 providers offering comprehensive primary care and specialty services in several locations throughout the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek areas. Faculty in the Department of Pathology serve as the Office of the Medical Examiner for counties throughout Michigan and northern Indiana.

The W.E. Upjohn M.D. Campus located in downtown Kalamazoo serves as the primary educational facility with student study and social spaces, team-based learning halls, faculty and administrative offices, a state-of-the-art Simulation Center accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, basic science research labs, as well as toxicology and forensic pathology labs.

WMed builds upon Kalamazoo’s century-long foundation of drug discovery and medical device development with a strategic investment in clinical, laboratory, community, and educational research. The Center for Immunobiology, Center for Clinical Research, Research Histology Lab, Innovation Center, and Human Research Protection Program contribute to the medical school’s advancement of knowledge through innovation and discovery.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer in compliance with applicable State and Federal law.

Qualified applicants should apply online at www.wmed.edu (click on employment) or directly here. Any questions can be directed to department Chair, Dr. Santhosh Koshy at santhosh.koshy@wmed.edu .