School of Medicine - Open Rank (Hand) - Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Alabama, Birmingham
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Posted: 07-Aug-24
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 21766
Position Number: 311840000.05501
School/College: School of Medicine
Job Description:
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Medicine seeks a hand surgeon holding an MD (or equivalent) for a faculty position with open rank and tenure status. The candidate must be board-certified or board-eligible for orthopaedic surgery and eligible to be licensed in Alabama. Candidate must have completed a fellowship in orthopaedic surgery, have in-depth clinical knowledge and excellent communication skills, and be highly motivated and compassionate to all patients. Dedication to teaching and training resident physicians is expected. Rank, salary, and tenure status commensurate with experience and qualifications.
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is passionate about mentoring and training the next generation of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Robust training for residents is provided in all aspects of the specialty. Training in orthopaedic surgery is provided at the University Hospital, UAB Highlands, the Veterans' Administration Hospital, Children's of Alabama, and the American Sports Medicine Institute. These hospitals provided an average daily orthopaedic census of 90 patients and account for 4,000 operative procedures each year. Outpatient visits relating to orthopaedics at these hospitals total over 60,000, including 10,000 emergency room visits.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a research university and academic health center that discovers, teaches, and applies knowledge for the intellectual, cultural, social, and economic benefit of Birmingham, the state, and beyond. UAB is internationally renowned for its intensely collaborative culture that has — for more than five decades — produced breakthroughs in education, health care, research, and service. UAB was ranked #1 in the United States and in the top 10 worldwide in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and 2018 Young University Rankings.
UAB Medicine is the third-largest public, academic medical center in the country, with more than 1,900 beds and almost 18,000 employees. We are the only Level 1 Trauma Center in the state of Alabama. UAB Hospital is the centerpiece of the UAB Health System and is the teaching hospital for the UAB School of Medicine. Situated among major research centers and clinics, UAB Hospital provides patients with a complete range of primary and specialty care services and the most up-to-date treatments and innovations in health care. In addition to UAB Hospital, UAB Medicine includes The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital, UAB Callahan Eye Hospital, as well as several primary and specialty care clinics, a dozen member and affiliate hospitals within Alabama, more than 10 cancer associates in the Southeast, and the Viva Health HMO.
Located in the heart of the Southeast, Birmingham is a short drive from Atlanta, Nashville, Chattanooga, New Orleans, Memphis, and Gulf Coast beaches. Some of the most beautiful suburbs in the United States surround the city. With its picturesque surroundings, Birmingham has been recognized as an
Known for its innovative and interdisciplinary approach to education at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a part of the University of Alabama System, is an internationally renowned research university and academic medical center with more than $715 million in annual research funding and an economic impact on the state exceeding $12.1 billion a year. UAB is Alabama’s largest employer, with some 28,000 employees, and was named Forbes’ No. 1 Large Employer in the United States in 2021. UAB enrollment surpassed 21,500 for the fifth consecutive year in fall 2022. The university offers more than 180 degree programs in nine schools and one college. The pillars of UAB’s mission include education, research, innovation and economic development, community engagement and patient care. Learn more at www.uab.edu.