Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon - Assistant Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Job posting number: #7284345 (Ref:20041-en_US)
Posted: September 29, 2024
Job Description
Summary
The Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine seeks an exceptional candidate for a full-time faculty position as a surgeon in the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery at an academic rank (Assistant or Associate) commensurate with experience. The selected candidate will join a busy team of Acute Care Surgeons who provide service at our affiliate hospitals. The candidate must have Surgical Critical Care fellowship training. The preferred candidate will have a demonstrated clinical interest in innovative treatment of complex hernia and abdominal wall repair.
Faculty at the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery are committed to excellence in surgical care, education, and research. Ideally situated in the heart of the world's largest medical center, the 150 members of the Department practice in the Texas Medical Center at iconic institutions, including BSLMC, Texas Children's Hospital, Ben Taub General Hospital, and MEDVAMC.
The successful candidate should exhibit a commitment to clinical excellence, innovation, and collaborative practices. An established record of robust clinical experience and outcomes in both general surgery and surgical critical care is necessary, and a commitment to teaching general surgery residents and surgical critical care fellows. The candidate must be board-certified or board-eligible and qualify for medical licensure in Texas.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.