Working title:

Asst Prof/Assoc Prof/Professor (CHS) - Milwaukee

Official title:

PROFESSOR (CHS)(D01NN) or ASSOC PROFESSOR (CHS)(D02NN) or ASST PROFESSOR (CHS)(D03NN)

Degree and area of specialization:

MD or DO required. Advanced degree in public health (MPH or comparable) preferred.

License/certification:

Wisconsin Medical License and Eligibility for Certification or Board Certified

Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience:

At least 2 years of public health or primary care experience is required. An advanced degree in public health (MPH or other similar) and substantial public health experience is preferred. Appointment at rank of professor or associate professor requires scholarly credentials for rank as outlined in UWSMPH guidelines for promotion or appointment at the rank of associate professor or professor on the Clinical Health Sciences track.

Principal duties:

The position will work primarily at the City of Milwaukee Health Department. Key additional work responsibilities will occur at the Center for Urban Population Health in Milwaukee, and at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) in Madison, Wisconsin.

Administration: A key responsibility will be serving as the Associate Medical Director for the City of Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) under the direction of Geoffrey Swain, MD, Chief Medical Officer/Medical Director, City of Milwaukee Health Department and Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine. This responsibility includes providing medical oversight and support to the MHD's Immunization and Communicable Disease programs, such as development and maintenance of up-to-date medical protocols and medical supervision of nursing staff; as well as program development, policy development, and medical consultation to these and other MHD program areas upon request.

Education: In conjunction with the Center for Urban Population Health (CUPH), this position will develop appropriately focused teaching and research opportunities for medical students, public health students, residents and fellows to work with community health clinicians, researchers, community health educators, MHD program staff, and others so that they will be prepared to provide state-of-the-art health interventions tailored to the specific needs of the communities they eventually serve. He / she will be expected to participate in the teaching of residents, medical students, MPH students, and/or other learners, as assigned, primarily in Milwaukee and at times in Madison. Regular participation in general family medicine conferences is expected.

Research and Scholarly Activities: A component of this position's effort will be assigned to CUPH and will work with Ron A. Cisler, PhD, Director, Center for Urban Population Health and Associate Professor, Department of Population Health Sciences and Dennis Baumgardner, MD, Associate Director for Health Services Research, Center for Urban Population Health and Professor, Department of Family Medicine, to further his or her research activities and related special projects. These research activities may include decision analysis, qualitative analysis, risk measurement, behavioral assessment, and the evaluating and interventions of physician wellness, and will include identification and acquisition of extramural funding support.

Other duties may be assigned and there is an expectation of participation in other administrative, teaching, and research activities of CUPH, DFM, and UW SMPH.

Additional Information:

This is a public health position, not a primary care position. This appointment will be in the Department of Family Medicine (DFM). A secondary appointment in a to-be-determined department, based upon candidate credentials, is optional and could include Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Population Health Sciences or other departments.
Compensation is competitive and will be negotiated at time of offer. Excellent benefits, and moving expenses paid.

Support for this position is dependent upon ongoing support from the MHD and from the Center for Urban Population Health.

TO ENSURE CONSIDERATION

Application must be received by: DECEMBER 18, 2007

HOW TO APPLY:

Unless another application procedure has been specified above, please send resume and cover letter referring to Position Vacancy Listing #56955 to