Faculty - Infectious Diseases

Faculty - Infectious Diseases

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine

The Department of Medicine at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) is hiring faculty for the division of Infectious Diseases. Applicants with interests in ambulatory and inpatient clinical infectious diseases, teaching medical students and residents, and at all faculty ranks will be considered. There are also opportunities and resources to support clinical, laboratory, and educational research. The division has plans to start an accredited infectious disease fellowship program in the near future.

Leadership opportunities within the division and/or department are available to candidates with experience and a track record of academic achievement and leadership. Interested faculty candidates without prior experience but with a desire for future leadership opportunities may be groomed internally for future leadership roles within the institution. There are also clinical opportunities for applicants who are dually board-certified in adult and pediatric infectious diseases.

Division faculty offer a comprehensive range of inpatient and ambulatory clinical services and educational programs for residents and medical students. Faculty members provide inpatient consultations (with no admissions to Division faculty) at Beacon Kalamazoo Health System and Bronson Health System, in addition to outpatient clinics. This position is optimum for candidates who want to expand their clinical practice under an umbrella of a university faculty practice.

The compensation package is market competitive and would include a heavily incentivized clinical productivity model in addition to a base salary. New faculty members are expected to spend approximately ninety to ninety five percent of their time with clinical and teaching responsibilities. Academic effort is optional and would be up to five or ten percent. Call is shared with the division physicians in proportion to the clinical responsibilities assigned to the faculty.

Depending on candidate’s interest and availability, there are substantial opportunities for developing clinical research in collaboration with the medical school's Center for Clinical Research, pursuing academic endeavors, and expanding clinical services based on candidate sub-specialty training and career interests. One current member of the division is dually board-certified in adult and pediatric infectious diseases. Outpatient care for HIV and Chronic Viral Hepatitis is an integral part of the outpatient clinic activities of the division.

• Broad general infectious disease practice with opportunities to expand clinical services.
• Inpatient  provides consultations only, with no direct admissions to the .
• Outpatient clinic at state-of-the-art facilities.
• Shared call rotation with other faculty.
• Ninety to ninety-five percent of time spent on clinical and teaching responsibilities.
• Large state-of-the-art Simulation Center and Innovation Center.
• Established Center for Clinical Research allows opportunities and resources for developing clinical research programs.

Board certification or board eligibility.

Completion of Infectious Disease Fellowship.

Eligibility for Michigan medical license.

A dedicated commitment to providing a high-quality educational experience for residents and medical students in a clinical setting.

Faculty rank and base salary are commensurate with credentials and experience.

We are committed to excellence and health equity through transformative medical education, high-quality, patient- and family-centered care, innovative research, and community partnerships within a welcoming, supportive, and engaging culture. Our vision is health equity for all in Southwest Michigan through innovation in the practice and study of medicine.

The medical school is a collaboration of Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo's two teaching health systems, Beacon and Bronson Healthcare. The medical school is a private nonprofit corporation supported by private gifts, clinical revenues, research activities, tuition, and endowment income. WMed is the recipient of a $100 million foundational gift and the Empowering Futures Gift, a philanthropic commitment of $300 million to support the mission of the medical school.

WMed contributes to the economic vitality of Southwest Michigan through the services we provide, as well as the creation of 1,600 new jobs, with an estimated annual economic impact of $353 million in Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties.

WMed is fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and the Higher Learning Commission. The medical school offers a comprehensive, innovative four-year Doctor of Medicine degree program as well as a Master of Science degree program in Biomedical Sciences. We train physicians in 10 residencies and four fellowships…