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Emergency Medicine Faculty
Position overview
Position title: Emergency Medicine FacultyApplication Window
Open date: October 18, 2024
Next review date: Friday, Nov 1, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Friday, Jan 10, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Department of Emergency Medicine at UCLA is seeking applicants to join our full-time faculty in the next academic year. The position will be based at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, with clinical practice at Ronald Reagan-UCLA Medical Center (RRMC), Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center (SMMC), and/or UCLA West Valley Medical Center (WVMC). RRMC is an academic medical center on the main UCLA campus in Westwood, 520 bed, level 1 trauma center, with 55,000 annual ED visits, and consistently rated as one of the top hospitals in the country. SMMC is an academic-affiliated community hospital with 45,000 annual ED visits. WVMC is an academic-affiliated community hospital with 65,000 annual ED visits. All faculty share responsibilities for patient care and teaching our residents and UCLA medical students. Founded in 1978, our four-year EM residency program has 15 residents per year. We offer fellowships in toxicology, research, ultrasound, administration, health equity, medical education, and space medicine.
The Department is seeking candidates with a clear commitment to enhancing the diversity of the faculty, staff, and trainees. We encourage applicants who have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and improving access to higher education for disadvantaged students through teaching and mentoring.
We seek candidates at any Professorial level. Fellowship training and advanced degree preferred. Candidates must be Emergency Medicine residency trained, ABEM certified, eligible for California medical licensure, and qualified for faculty appointment in the UCLA School of Medicine.
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Department: https://www.emergencymedicine.ucla.edu/
Qualifications
Faculty in Emergency Medicine should demonstrate a commitment to emergency care, academic productivity and excellence in teaching, patient care, education, and research.
To be considered applicants must meet the following minimum criteria:
• MD or DO degrees
• Successful completion of Emergency Medicine residency training in an ACGME or ACOGME accredited program
• Current ABEM or ABOEM certification
• A current unrestricted medical license in the United States
In addition to the minimum criteria, the selection committee will consider the following when assessing applicants’ qualifications:
• Fellowship training and advanced degree
• Excellence in teaching residents and medical students in the ED
• Superior procedural skills
• Experience at an academic medical center
• Outstanding professionalism and demonstrated excellence in interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstration of scholarly productivity, including publication and presentation of original scholarly work
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter (Optional)
Statement of Research (Optional)
Statement of Teaching (Optional)
Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our EDI Statement FAQ document, and Sample EDI Statements.
Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form
Misc / Additional (Optional)
- 0-5 required (contact information only)
Search committee will contact references for final candidates
Help contact: evelynvelasco@mednet.ucla.edu
About UCLA
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The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.
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