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Physician-Assistant or Associate Professor

Employer
University of Maryland Baltimore
Location
Baltimore, MD

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Faculty Jobs
Health & Medical, Medical Research, Medicine
Position Type
Assistant Professor
Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

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Job Description
Assistant or Associate Professor (03-317-183):  The Department of Radiation Oncology, at the University of Maryland School of Medicine is recruiting for a faculty physician at the Assistant or Associate, non-tenure track level to be part of an integrated community-based practice.

 

The Department of Radiation Oncology of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, ranked top 5 in NIH research funding, is recruiting for a Radiation Oncologist at the Assistant/Associate level.  The department provides Radiation Oncology services at the UM-Upper Chesapeake Medical Center’s Cancer Center, located in Bel Air, Maryland.  This site is one of the department’s well-integrated 6 locations, inclusive of its downtown academic medical and proton therapy centers.  The ideal candidate will a strong interest in having a career in academic radiation oncology in a community setting with an active clinical practice, along with a clinical trial’s program and NP support at the center. 

 

The Department of Radiation Oncology’s clinical program has 20 physicians inclusive of fellow and physician scientist faculty.  The main patient care facility at the University of Maryland Medical Center in downtown Baltimore, within the University of Maryland Greenebaum NCI designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, is close to the main attractions of the Inner Harbor waterfront and professional sports stadiums.  Our current clinical program has 11 linear accelerators, a research linear accelerator, 5 multi-slice large bore CT simulators, a proton center, a GammaPod, 3 HDR units, an MRI and active programs in Hyperthermia Therapy, Brachytherapy, SRS/SBRT and Radio-embolization.  There are several campus-wide shared resources including small-animal imaging CT, PET and MR scanners.

 

Medical Physics, led by Dr. Amit Sawant, has 30 medical physics faculty, 26 dosimetrists, 3 residents, and 8 information systems and technology staff.  All practice sites are connected via a state-of-the-art telemedicine network facilitating interactions between faculty and staff. Research programs include the development of new treatment planning and delivery techniques, tumor motion management, inter-fraction image guidance strategies and collaborative research.  The medical physics research team has research space co-located with our Division of Translational Radiation Sciences (DTRS).



Qualifications
Candidates must be board certified/eligible by the American Board of Radiology in Radiation Oncology and eligible for an unrestricted license in the State of Maryland.  This position requires a medical degree from a recognized accredited domestic university (or foreign equivalent), a strong commitment to patient care and teaching, and the ability to work well in a team setting. 



Job: Faculty
Organization: School of Medicine - Clinical Departments
Job Posting: May 2, 2022

Organization

Welcome to the Baltimore campus of the University of Maryland, founded in 1807 along a ridge in what was then called Baltimore Town. Today, this 61-acre research and technology complex encompasses 65 buildings in West Baltimore near the Inner Harbor.

The University is Maryland's only public academic health, human services, and law center. Seven professional and graduate schools train the majority of the state's physicians, nurses, dentists, lawyers, social workers, and pharmacists.

Under the leadership of President Jay A. Perman, MD, the University is a leading partner in the redevelopment of the west side of Baltimore. The University of Maryland BioPark, which opened in October 2005, promotes collaborative research opportunities and bioscience innovation.

Sponsored research totaled $567.1 million in Fiscal Year 2010. With 6,349 students and 6,717 faculty members and staff, the University is an economic engine that returns more than $15 in economic activity for every $1 of state general funds appropriation. The University community gives more than 2 million hours a year in service to the public.

Mission


The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is the State¹s public health, law and human services university devoted to excellence in professional and graduate education, research, patient care, and public service. As a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students, and using state-of-the-art technological support, we educate leaders in health care delivery, biomedical science, global health, social work and the law. We emphasize interdisciplinary education and research in an atmosphere that explicitly values civility, diversity, collaboration, teamwork and accountability. By conducting internationally recognized research to cure disease and to improve the health, social functioning and just treatment of the people we serve, we foster economic development in the City, State, and nation. We are committed to ensuring that the knowledge we generate provides maximum benefit to society and directly enhances our various communities.

 

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