Faculty Physician, Internal Medicine Residency - Primary Care

Internal Medicine | Academic Primary Care | Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford Health Care (HHC), Connecticut’s most comprehensive integrated health system, is seeking a full-time Internal Medicine Physician to join our Adult Primary Care Clinic as an Attending Faculty Physician with leadership responsibilities
.

This is a unique opportunity to combine academic medicine, resident teaching, and primary care within a thriving, multi-provider clinic located adjacent to Hartford Hospital
, one of the largest academic and surgical hospitals in the Northeast.

• Outpatient Internal Medicine – Primary Care

• Active Resident Teaching within the University of Connecticut residency program

  • Patient follow-ups and care coordination

  • Full-time schedule typically includes:

    • 8 half-day clinic sessions per week

    • Dedicated academic time

• Approximately 5 weekends per year of inpatient coverage

• Opportunity for a formal leadership role within the residency program

Shape the Future of Academic Medicine and Ambulatory Care

This is more than a clinical role—it is a launchpad for physician leaders who want to build, innovate, and make a lasting impact. With dedicated protected time, this position offers a unique opportunity to step into meaningful leadership within the UConn Internal Medicine Residency Program and ambulatory clinical operations.

Whether your passion is education, systems improvement, or care delivery redesign, this role creates space to grow your leadership voice and influence at both the program and health system level.

What You’ll Have the Opportunity to Do:

• Inspire and Shape the Next Generation
  – Play a key role in residency program leadership through curriculum innovation, mentorship, recruitment, and advancing a culture of excellence in training
• Lead and Transform Clinical Care
  – Partner in clinic leadership to enhance access, elevate quality, and design patient-centered models of care across the ambulatory continuum
• Drive Meaningful Change
  – Engage in high-impact institutional and system-wide initiatives spanning quality, population health, and care delivery transformation
• Build Your Academic Portfolio
  – Develop your identity as an educator and leader through scholarly work, program development, and academic advancement

This is an ideal opportunity for physicians who are energized by building programs, leading teams, and shaping the future of both medical education and clinical care.

Hartford Health Care offers physicians the scale and stability of a statewide system combined with a progressive, physician-led culture.

Our network includes:

• 9 acute care hospitals

• A major academic and surgical tertiary center

• Community teaching hospitals

• One of New England’s largest multi-specialty medical groups with 1,000+ providers

You will practice alongside nationally respected colleagues while advancing your academic and clinical career.

Every primary care practice includes:

• Integrated Behavioral Health services

• High-risk Nurse Care Managers and Social Workers

• 2.5 clinical support staff per physician

• EPIC EMR with Dragon dictation and secure HIPAA-compliant messaging

• LEAN Daily Management to optimize workflow and staff engagement

Hartford Health Care is committed to physician wellbeing, career growth, and leadership development:

• Competitive compensation with productivity and quality incentives

• Generous 401(k) match, CME allowance, and paid time off

• Loan repayment support

• Physician Mentorship and structured onboarding

• Flexible scheduling with infrequent call

• Access to the HHC Provider Leadership Development Institute

• Dedicated Office of Provider Wellness

Hartford is centrally located within two hours of Boston and New York City
, offering:

• Top-ranked public and private schools

• Four seasons of outdoor recreation

• Coastal, suburban, or urban living options

• A high quality of life with reasonable commute times

This role is ideal for physicians passionate about medical education, quality improvement, and academic leadership in a collaborative primary care environment.

Debra Colaci, CPRP, Physician Recruiter, Hartford Health Care

C:

• Physician Board Certified /Board Eligible in Internal Medicine
• Faculty experience
• CT Medical License (or eligible)