Clinical Instructor, Division of Transplant Surgery

The Department of Surgery at the University of Virginia invites applications for a full-time one-year tenure-ineligible Clinical Instructor position in the Division of Transplant Surgery. The successful candidate will join a highly productive collaborative abdominal transplant program at UVA Health dedicated to excellence in patient care education research and innovation.

Clinical responsibilities will include participation in the evaluation and management of transplant candidates and recipients perioperative care abdominal transplant procedures and donor organ recovery. The Clinical Instructor will work closely with transplant surgeons and multidisciplinary care teams to provide comprehensive care for patients undergoing kidney pancreas liver and multi-organ transplantation.

This position offers broad exposure to all aspects of abdominal transplantation including recipient surgery donor organ recovery perioperative management and longitudinal transplant care. Responsibilities will be aligned with the clinical needs of the Division and the individuals experience and training.

As a member of the Division the Clinical Instructor will participate in educational activities involving medical students residents and fellows and will have opportunities to engage in clinical research quality improvement initiatives outcomes evaluation and other scholarly pursuits.

Required Qualifications

• MD DO or equivalent medical degree
• Completion of an ACGME-accredited General Surgery residency
• Completion of or anticipated completion of an accredited Transplant Surgery Fellowship prior to the start date
• Board-eligible or board-certified in General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery
• Eligible for medical licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in kidney pancreas liver and/or multi-organ transplantation
• Interest in academic surgery and medical education
• Experience in clinical research quality improvement or scholarly activity
• Strong interpersonal communication and teamwork skills