Assistant Professor - Acute Care Surgery

Date Posted: 11/24/2020
Closing Date: 02/01/2021, 11:59PM EDT
Req ID: 1968
Job Category: Faculty - Clinical
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Medicine
Department: Dept of Surgery
Hospital Affiliation: UHN - Toronto General Hospital
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

The successful candidate must have completed a residency program in general surgery and have FRCSC qualification in General Surgery from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or equivalent. The candidate must hold, or be eligible for, licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. The successful candidate will have expertise and experience in the management and operative care of complex acute care surgical patients. A fellowship in Acute Care Surgery is an asset. The candidate will have demonstrated outstanding technical skills, the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and to teach trainees at all levels. The successful candidate must also have strong interpersonal and communication skills and thrive within collaborative and interdisciplinary programs involving multiple specialties.

In addition, the candidate will develop an academic profile and body of work in the field of acute care surgery. Strong academic credentials are essential and evidence of productivity, excellence, and the potential to become an international leader is essential. The candidate will hold, or plan to obtain, a graduate degree (Masters or PhD). Start-up research support and mentoring will be provided.

There are 23 faculty members in the Division of General Surgery. Surgical practice at UHN is diverse and challenging. UHN is internationally recognized for surgical oncology, transplantation and minimally invasive surgery. In the Division of General Surgery, responsibilities will include general surgery call at the attending staff level, practical and didactic teaching of general surgery junior and senior residents, as well as general surgery fellows. This position entails 20 to 30 hours of didactic undergraduate medical student teaching per year, in addition to supervision of 10 to 20 on-service medical students per year.

Please submit a letter of intent, CV and the name of three referees by February 1st, 2020 to:

Allan Okrainec, MD, MHPE, FRCSC, FACS

Head, Division of General Surgery, UHN Peter A. Crossgrove Chair in General Surgery

Toronto General Hospital 10 Eaton Room 220 200 Elizabeth St. Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2C4

Questions and correspondence should be directed to: Deborah Wilson; deborah.wilson@uhn.ca; Voice: (416) 340-3573

For more information about the Faculty of Medicine/Department of Surgery, please visit our home page at http://surgery.utoronto.ca

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All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

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