The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Florida is seeking outstanding, motivated faculty members who are interested in starting/continuing a career in academic physiatry. The Department is looking for a board eligible/certified Sports Medicine physician interested in joining a rapidly growing PM&R Program at one of the premiere medical centers in the southeast. Additional information regarding the department can be found at https://pmr.med.ufl.edu/. Information on the UF Health partnership with the USOPC can be found at https://humanprogress.ufhealth.org/category/groundbreaking-care/.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly expanding, creative program and to collaborate closely with the faculty as UF Health is expanding PM&R Service lines. With access to state-of-the-art research and clinical facilities, professional development opportunities, and established UF and external resource networks, candidates can pursue a variety of opportunities for a successful career.
The successful candidate must be an MD or DO board eligible/certified physiatrist with strong clinical and interpersonal skills, a commitment to academic physiatry, including resident and medical student teaching, and scholarship. The ideal candidate will have earned or be eligible for a CAQ in Sports Medicine as well as expertise in the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound for both procedures and diagnostics.
The clinical focus of this position will be the evaluation and management of competitive and recreational athletes of all levels and ages. There are opportunities to participate in the care of members of Team USA, both able-bodied and para-athletes. Coverage opportunities also include local high school sports, mass running events, and the potential for national/international coverage for Team USA and/or affiliated teams. Further, opportunities for scholarly and research activity of exercise and sports medicine related subject areas are provided through the UF Health Sports Performance Center.
Consider joining an excellent team truly dedicated to providing excellence in PM&R care at one of the pre-eminent academic medical centers in the United States. This is an exciting opportunity to collaborate with a team of dedicated professionals focused on delivering high quality and high value patient care. Responsibilities will include evaluation and management of patients and teaching residents and medical students.
This position will be Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor on a tenure or non-tenure accruing track. Salary and faculty rank will be commensurate with experience and academic qualifications.
Interested applicants should apply online by submitting a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation. Review of applications will continue until all open positions are filled.
must be an MD or DO board eligible/certified physiatrist
The College of Medicine, the largest of six colleges at the University of Florida Academic Health Center, opened in 1956 with a mission to increase Florida’s supply of highly qualified physicians, provide advanced health care services to the residents of Florida and foster discovery in health research.
Since graduating its first medical students in 1960, the College has graduated more than 5,000 physicians.
The college’s Gainesville campus is comprised of 28 clinical and foundational science departments and the UF School of Physician Assistant Studies and is staffed by more than 1,400 faculty members. The Jacksonville campus, located 75 miles to the northeast, is home to more than 450 physicians and scientists delivering medical care in an urban setting, performing research and educating medical students and residents.
A patient care setting is provided to College of Medicine faculty and students by the University of Florida Health Physicians Group Practice, a close collaboration with UF Health, the Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center, as well as several community health care sites and other affiliated hospitals in Florida. First-rate medical facilities and well-trai...ned physicians and physicians-in-training are partnered to provide the highest quality of patient care
