Clinical Faculty in Plastic Surgery

Job Summary

Position:
Faculty member (Assistant/Associate/Professor) in the Division of Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery at Augusta University, Medical College of Georgia.

Location:

Columbia County Hospital, Grovetown, GA (5 miles from the main Wellstar MCG Health campus). This full‑time faculty position is not tenure track.

• Develop and provide clinical practice in plastic surgery.
• Enhance the Plastic Surgery Program by increasing clinic visits and surgical volumes.
• Collaborate with Orthopedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Dermatology, and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.
• Participate in the call schedule with the Division of Plastic Surgery.
• Teach and educate general surgery, otolaryngology, and OMFS residents about plastic surgery; teach medical students surgical and wound‑care components.
• Mentor students and residents applying to plastic surgery residency programs through research, collaboration, and networking.

• MD, DO, or equivalent doctorate; must be board-certified or board‑eligible in plastic surgery with 0‑5 years of experience.
• Ability to obtain credentials in Plastic Surgery at Wellstar MCG Health.
• Qualifications differ by rank:
  • Assistant Professor – early‑career faculty with appropriate postgraduate training.
  • Associate Professor – mid‑level faculty with at least five years at the rank of Assistant Professor or comparable experience.
  • Professor – senior‑level faculty with at least five years at the rank of Associate Professor or comparable experience.
• Meet the following faculty employment qualifications for all USG institutions and ranks:
  • Consistent with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) institutional accreditation requirements.
  • Evidence of teaching ability.
  • Evidence of scholarly activity and competence in all other assigned duties.
  • Successful experience (waived for recent entrants meeting other requirements).
  • Desirable personal qualities assessed during interview, biographical data, and recommendations.

Experience in an academic medical center.

This fiscal‑year position is year‑round, full‑time (1.0 FTE). Salary and compensation are commensurate with education, experience, and achievements, and are subject to funding availability. Comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, 13 paid holidays, vacation leave, sick leave, generous retirement plans, tuition waiver, wellness options, and more. Full‑time employees with over 6 months of service may be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.

Rank and salary are determined at hire based on experience, education, credentials, specialty, training, internal equity, and market data.

Advancement through the faculty ranks at Augusta University occurs only via the annual promotion and tenure process (typically five‑year increments). For more information on ranks, see the Augusta University Promotion And Tenure Website (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).).

The Medical College of Georgia (MCG) is one of the nation’s largest medical schools by class size, with 304 students per class. MCG education is anchored at the main campus in Augusta, with regional clinical campuses for third‑ and fourth‑year students across Georgia and two four‑year campuses in Athens (in partnership with the University of Georgia) and Savannah (in partnership with Georgia Southern University).

MCG and its teaching hospitals provide postgraduate education to approximately 575 residents and fellows in 50 ACGME‑approved programs. Research focuses on cardiovascular biology, cancer, neurosciences, public health, regenerative medicine, and more.

Augusta University is Georgia’s innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers across multiple campuses. Home to Georgia’s only public academic health center, Augusta advances research, clinical practice, and community engagement.

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1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912

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