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University of Washington, School of Medicine
Division of Emergency Medicine
Is Seeking a Medical Director for Airlift Northwest
The University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine (SoM), Division of Emergency
Medicine (EM) is seeking a Medical Director for Airlift Northwest (ALNW), a premier air
medical transport service. ALNW is part of UW Medicine and is the Northwest region’s
busiest air medical service, responding from one of 5 bases located strategically
throughout the Pacific Northwest. Helicopters are based in Bellingham, Arlington, Seattle
and Olympia, WA. There are also fixed-wing aircrafts based in Juneau, AK and Seattle,
WA. ALNW performs 2500 helicopter and 1000 fixed-wing transports annually.
Candidates must be BE/BC in EM and be academically oriented with experience preferred
in EMS and/or air medical transport. The candidate must be an excellent teacher as
he/she will be responsible for the education and training of the ALNW crews and an
integral part of the developing UW EM Residency program.
The Medical Director will provide medical leadership and oversight of all care, will be
responsible for the development and implementation of the training program for ALNW
personnel, the QA/QI program, and will be involved in the financial and strategic planning
for the program. This position is responsible for training the UW EM residents in the
principles of air medical transport, and will have an appointment in the UW Division of
Emergency Medicine and work clinically at Harborview Medical Center ED, which is the
only Level I Trauma Center for a 4-state region and sees 65,000 patients per year, and the
UW Medical Center ED, which sees 26,000 patients per year.
The UW SoM is a regional resource for WA, WY, AK, MT, and ID - the WWAMI states, and
is recognized for its excellence in clinical training, its world-class research initiatives, and
its commitment to community service.
If you are interested in leading a world-class Air Medical Transport program and helping to
build a world-class EM residency program at the highly acclaimed University of
Washington SoM, please send your CV to: Susan Stern, MD; Professor and Division
Head, Emergency Medicine; Harborview Medical Center; 325 9 th Avenue; Box 359702;
Seattle, WA 98104-2499 (sstern@uw.edu). The UW is building a culturally diverse faculty
and strongly encourages applications from women and minority candidates. The
University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
University of California, Irvine, Department of Emergency
Medicine seeks a Health Sciences Clinical Instructor.
This is an ongoing recruitment. University of California, Irvine is
a Level I Trauma center with 2200 runs/year, 40,000 ED census.
Academic department with Division of Emergency Ultrasound
since 2001. Director is fellowship trained and RDMS certified.
Three other faculty are RDMS. Outside resident and med student
emergency Ultrasound rotation established. Research, teaching
and clinical environment. Clinical schedule of eight 10-hour
shifts per month. Salary commensurate with level of clinical work.
1200 scans/year anticipated along with tape review of 4000 more.
RDMS certification expected upon completion of the fellowship.
Prior experience not required.
Please send CV, statement of interest and three letters of recommendation
to:
J Christian Fox, MD RDMS.
Department of Emergency Medicine
Route 128, UC Irvine Medical Center
101 City Drive South, Orange
CA 92868
The University of California, Irvine is an equal opportunity employer
committed to excellence through diversity.
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco General Hospital
The Department of Emergency Medicine at UC San Francisco is seeking an outstanding individual for one of the key leadership
position in the Division of Emergency Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital. The successful candidate will have exceptional
administrative and organizational skills and a proven record of successful performance as a leader in the areas of patient care, Quality
Assurance and Performance Improvement, and care delivery in an academic emergency medicine environment. The successful candidate
will serve as Medical Director and Director of Performance Improvement at San Francisco General Hospital and will have major
responsibilities in organizing the clinical service, providing medical direction, innovating new models of care delivery, and overseeing the
Performance Improvement activities of the Department.
San Francisco General Hospital is fully affiliated with UCSF, and is the sole Level 1 designated Trauma Center for San Francisco
and Northern San Mateo counties with an annual volume of approximately 60,000 emergency department visits. Over 250 students and
residents, including Emergency Medicine residents from two programs, are trained in the Emergency Department annually. The position
carries an appointment to the UCSF faculty at a level and series commensurate with the candidate’s academic qualifications. Excellent
academic and administrative support, compensation and benefits package, including professional liability coverage, is provided.
Please send your curriculum vitae to:
Michele O’Brion
Human Resources Manager
San Francisco General Hospital - Room 1E21
1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, California 94110.
E-mail: Michele.obrion@emergency.ucsf.edu
UCSF seeks candidates whose experience, teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment
to diversity and excellence. UCSF is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The University undertakes affirmative action to
assure equal employment opportunity for underutilized minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for covered veterans. All
qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, including minorities and women.
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