Assistant Professor - SOM Emergency Medicine

The Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine is seeking outstanding candidates interested inan academic emergency medicine faculty position. Our Departmentaims to be the premier academic department of emergency medicine—globally renowned for education, unrivaledpatient-centered care, pioneering research, and developing the next generation of leaders in medicine.

This faculty physician position offers numerous clinical and teaching opportunities within the Department, the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), and the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC). All faculty teach a range of learnersincluding medical students, resident and fellow physicians, and advanced practice providers.

In addition, our Department maintains a strong focus on faculty development for physicians at every stage of their careers. Ourhighly respected team includes some of the most prominent voices in Emergency Medicine. We foster a sense of collaboration and mentorship by hosting faculty development workshops, sharingpublishing opportunities, promoting speaking opportunities, and offering research support and guidance—especially to junior faculty.

While rank and tenure status depend upon each candidate’squalifications, the anticipated rank for new hires is Assistant Professor.

Our Emergency Medicine physiciansare faculty members of UMSOM, the first public medical school inthe United States and one of the fastest-growing, top-tierbiomedical research enterprises in the world. UMSOM generatesnearly $600 million in research and development annually and consistently outpaces its peers in terms of medical research and education. In 2026, the National Science Foundation ranked UMSOMas 14th among public medical schools.

Ambitious academic physicians will appreciate the variety of interdisciplinary support and opportunities UMSOM offers, as wellas its innovative medical school curriculum, which includes arequired Emergency Medicine clerkship for all medical students.

Our physicians are dedicated to educatingresidents and medical students every day—and ensuring their successas future physicians. From the classroom to the bedside, our clinical educators impart knowledge, teach skills, and equiplearners with the leadership and clinical judgment necessary to diagnose illnesses and treat patients in some of the most complex,high-stakes environments in medicine.

Whether leading a small group workshop or presenting at grand rounds, faculty physicians are empowered to teach—and do so muchmore. Opportunities abound for faculty to develop their owncurricula, mentor physicians-in-training, and shape the future ofmedical education at UMSOM.

Our categorical and combined

Emergency Medicine residencies host more than 50 residentphysicians. Our program is one of the nation’s largest and moststudent-centered programs in the nation.

We are the only program in the country to offer training in four tracks:

• emergency medicine,
• emergency medicine/pediatrics,
• emergency medicine/internal medicine, and
• emergency medicine/internal medicine/critical care.

We also offer fellowships in diverse areas from emergencycardiology to faculty development, point-of-care ultrasound, health policy, and simulation, among others.

Our academic practice staffs and manages

Emergency Departments at four hospitals in the heart of downtown

Baltimore:

• the University of Maryland Medical Center-Downtown Campus,
• the University of Maryland Medical Center-Midtown Campus,
• Mercy Medical Center, and
• the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

These facilities are enriched with…