The University of Florida, College of Medicine, department of Community Health and Family Medicine is seeking several full-time Assistant/Associate/Full Professors to join us at one of our clinics in Gainesville and Old Town, Florida. Each of the positions will provide direct patient care to a diverse population, in a team-based setting working with UF medical students. In addition to an outstanding staff and nurses, we have RN health coaches and pharmacists as part of the health care teams. The positions are non-tenure accruing positions. Full-Time is preferred, however, part-time will be considered depending upon the needs of the clinics and applicants.
Our positions provide direct patient care in clinic and participate in inpatient and/or clinic call rotations dependent on the interest of the final candidates and the needs of the department. In addition, these positions may work closely with ARNP/PAs in a supervisory role providing team-based care using innovative models.
Educational Activities:
Our positions teach medical students during patient care activities, on inpatient rounds (if applicable), and/or during educational conferences. Our department encourages scholarly activity and professional development as to advance our faculty, department and discipline. Experienced and accomplished mentors are available to assist, as well as departmental support to present and publish your work, and provide experiences for your professional development.
About Gainesville, Florida:
Gainesville (http://cityofgainesville.org) is home to Florida's largest and oldest University, and is one of the state's centers of education, medicine, cultural events and athletics. Gainesville is also the largest city in Alachua County and is the county seat, with approximately 269,000 residents county-wide. It serves as the cultural, educational and commercial center for the north central Florida region. The city provides a full range of municipal services, including cultural and nature services and necessary administrative services to support these activities. Additionally, the city owns a regional transit system, a regional airport, and a 72-par championship golf course. Known for its preservation of historic buildings and the beauty of its natural surroundings, Gainesville's numerous parks, museums and lakes provide entertainment to thousands of visitors. Because of its beautiful landscape and urban "forest," Gainesville is one of the most attractive cities in Florida. Gainesville is a hidden gem in North Central Florida that is within a couple hours to major cities such as Orlando, Jacksonville, and Tampa. Gainesville serves as the cultural, educational, and commercial center for the north-central Florida region. We have warm weather
much of the year, allowing for outdoor activities almost year-round. The city is in a central location to both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, providing easy access within a day’s drive to beaches, nature preserves, and water-based activities. Due to the diverse atmosphere generated by The University of Florida and UF Health Shands who are the leading employers in Gainesville, Gainesville is also a wonderful place to raise a family. For more information about Gainesville, FL please go to: The Guide to Greater GainesvilleExplore Gainesville in 60 seconds
About Old Town, Florida:
Old Town Florida is located in Dixie County, and is one of the most historic places in Florida. Settled by colonists in 1820 Old Town is the home of the Suwanee River, and several nearby natural springs which makes the community a great location for swimming, fishing, scuba diving, and enjoying underwater wildlife. Old Town is located just over 40 miles west of Gainesville, Florida, the location of the College of Medicine University of Florida Health Science Center.
About Community Health and Family Medicine:
The primary mission of the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine is to serve our patients and community, positively shaping the future of healthcare through outstanding teaching, discovery, and innovation in family medicine. https://chfm.ufl.edu/
The vision at CHFM is to be a nationally recognized model department of family medicine. CHFM integrates teaching in humanistic medicine, medical ethics, behavioral medicine, and rural and community health into both undergraduate and graduate curricula.
The department has model practice sites in several communities, providing training in urban and rural medicine and health care for under-served areas in the state. These teaching and clinical activities are augmented by a variety of research projects that explore and contribute to the scientific knowledge base in family and community medicine, rural health, primary care, behavioral medicine, and the medical humanities.
About the College of Medicine at the University of Florida:
Located in Gainesville since 1906, The University of Florida (UF) has 16 colleges, a major academic health center, a championship winning athletic program, a top-ranked undergraduate online program and, in keeping with its land-grant mission, one of the nation’s most comprehensive agriculture and natural resources programs. All are based at the University’s 2,000-acre campus, joining its historic red-brick core with advanced facilities and preserved natural areas and connecting to adjacent innovation, commercial and residential districts.
UF has 55,000 students, 30,000 employees, 5,500 faculty members, a $5 billion annual budget and more than 140 mission-focused units across the state of Florida. It is the Sunshine State’s only member of the Association of American Universities comprising the nation’s 60 leading public and private research universities. More than 51,000 students have applied as freshmen for the 2021-22 academic year — a new record.
Several qualities distinguish UF among today’s leading public research universities. The first is its highly comprehensive breadth on a single campus, facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration among, for example, faculty within the adjacent colleges of journalism, engineering, and medicine. The second is its unwavering support from the state of Florida, which has endorsed UF’s drive to become one of the nation’s very best public research universities — supporting those efforts since 2013 with hundreds of millions of dollars in additional funding to grow its faculty ranks by 500 members. UF’s third exceptional quality is its dynamism. Like Florida, the nation’s third-largest state and among the fastest-growing, UF is undergoing rapid transformation as it pursues the overarching aspiration to be "a premier university that the state, nation and world look to for leadership.” https://med.ufl.edu/.
The University of Florida provides broad and comprehensive benefits programs. For more information on the Faculty Benefits please click here: https://benefits.hr.ufl.edu/
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
At Community Health and Family Medicine and its divisions, where everyone belongs, everyone grows, and everyone thrives!
The University of Florida College of Medicine is committed to diversity, inclusion, and heath equity through the efforts of actively finding, developing, and including the best talent to support our vision of being “a premier institution focused on promoting health and alleviating human suffering through exceptional education, discovery, innovation and patient-centered health care of the highest quality.”
The University of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations, genetic information, and veteran status in all aspects of employment including recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training.
Instructions to Applicants:
The search committee will begin reviewing applications immediately, and will continue to receive applications until the position is filled.
Complete applications must include the following files in PDF format: (1) cover letter (letter of interest); (2) a curriculum vitae
After applying, please request three signed letters of recommendation from your professional colleagues. For additional information, please see the “Special Instructions” section on the clinic location’s advertisement.
Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.
Please contact the HR Manager for Community Health and Family Medicine, Sheila Malone, diuguid@ufl.edu, (352)273-5143 for more information.
M.D. or D.O. degree or equivalent, board Certification or eligibility in Family Medicine and current Florida medical license or eligibility is required. Experience with E.H.R. systems.
The Department of Community Health and Family Medicine (CHFM) at the University of Florida College of Medicine was founded over 40 years ago. From our beginnings to current mission, CHFM has sought “To develop an outstanding academic environment for education, research, and clinical practice in family medicine.”
Our Vision:
The vision at CHFM is to be a nationally recognized model department of family medicine. CHFM integrates teaching in humanistic medicine, medical ethics, behavioral medicine, and rural and community health into both undergraduate and graduate curricula.The department has model practice sites in several communities, providing training in urban and rural medicine and health care for underserved areas in the state. These teaching and clinical activities are augmented by a variety of research projects that explore and contribute to the scientific knowledge base in family and community medicine, rural health, primary care, behavioral medicine, and the medical humanities.
Our Mission:
The primary mission of the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine is to serve our patients and community, positively s...haping the future of healthcare through outstanding teaching, discovery, and innovation in family medicine.