Academic Trauma and Emergency General Surgeon

The Charleston Area Medical Center Institute for Academic Medicine is seeking a Trauma and Emergency General Surgeon for a full-time academic position in the Department of Surgery-Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Section at both the Charleston General Hospital and Charleston Memorial located in the capital city of Charleston, West Virginia.

The successful candidate will provide Trauma surgery and emergency general surgery services in our academic healthcare institution while providing educational opportunities for medical students, residents, and other clinical learners. The successful candidate will be joining a trauma/acute care surgery group at an ACS verified Level One Center with approximately 3,000 trauma admissions per year. In addition, rotations to Charleston Memorial to staff a robust emergency general surgery service will also be expected. Scholarly activities are highly encouraged.

Benefits include:

• Excellent benefits package, with very reasonable call requirements
• Salary and rank commensurate with experience
• Vibrant community
• Superb family environment
• Unsurpassed recreational activities
• Outstanding school systems

Charleston Area Medical Center - established in 1972, CAMC is a nonprofit, 1,103-bed regional referral center made up of six hospitals: CAMC General Hospital, CAMC Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, CAMC Memorial Hospital, CAMC Plateau Medical Center, CAMC Teays Valley Hospital and CAMC Women and Children's Hospital, as well as the CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine and the CAMC Foundation. Nearly 900 physicians have admitting privileges at CAMC, which is also West Virginia's premiere medical teaching facility, hosting, on any given day, more than 800 students in programs leading to degrees or certifications in health professions.

Charleston is the state capital and largest city in the state. We are proud of our diverse population, amazing outdoor activities, and excellent schools. We are centrally located to numerous major metropolitan areas in North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, DC. In addition, Charleston offers a downtown district filled with eclectic galleries, chic boutiques, and unique restaurants, breweries, and distilleries. Come see what our family-oriented community can offer you in terms of quality of life!

Job Requirements by the time of appointment are:

• MD, DO degree or foreign equivalent degree from an accredited program
• Board certification or board eligibility by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery and board certification or board eligibility in trauma/surgical critical care required.
• Possess aptitude and passion for educating residents and medical students
• Willingness to participate in appropriate academic, clinical research or other scholarly activity as may be required of clinical faculty
• Eligible for WV Medical License