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Location

BBC Bronson Battle Creek

Title

Physician - Faculty Family Medicine Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine - Battle Creek, MI

Faculty – Family Medicine

Department of Family and Community Medicine

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

Overview:

The Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) is seeking 2 faculty to join our enlarging team. These candidate must be dedicated to teaching, collaboration and serving our communities. One position is in Battle Creek (OB optional) and the other is with OB in Kalamazoo.

Our Battle Creek 6-6-6 program launched in 2019 with tremendous community support. Its outpatient clinic is in a beautiful Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). The faculty are encouraged to follow their passions and current faculty excel in POCUS, MSK USN, Lifestyle Medicine, Hospital Medicine, MOUD, Hepatitis C and skin care. Known as “Cereal City, USA”, Battle Creek is a vibrant, diverse, well-resourced area.

Our dually accredited ACGME/AOA 9-9-9 Kalamazoo-based residency is housed in our new 20 room clinic with departmental offices ideally located to serve our diverse community. We are excited and proud of our department’s street medicine program, OMM clinic, gender affirming care clinic, skin and procedures clinic, sports medicine and palliative care fellowships, and a substance use disorders clinic started in the fall of 2024, adding to our continuity clinic.

The DFCM is expanding and supports individual faculty interests and their skillsets. If you are passionate about teaching and interested in modest housing costs, access to lakes, trails, parks, forests, rivers, music, art fairs, museums and 4 beautiful seasons, then this could be your new path! Benefits include CME funding, generous vacation time, and a defined pension plan in addition to a 457b plan for 1.0 FTE faculty. 

Responsibilities:

• Outpatient care and supervision of residents. 
• Cover precepting, inpatient and newborn services, (OB in Kalamazoo). 
• Recruitment, supervision, education, and assessment of resident physicians. 
• Participate in quality improvement, utilization review, and outcomes management. 
• Opportunity to participate and lead in committees and initiatives with our partners. 
• Provide high-quality instruction for undergraduate and graduate medical education. 
• Opportunity for $10,000 research seed grants.
• Other duties as assigned by the Department. 

Qualifications:

• MD or DO degree. 
• Completion of an accredited residency program. 
• Board certification or eligibility by the American Board of Family Medicine or the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians. 
• Eligibility for Michigan license. 
• Dedicated commitment to providing a quality educational experience for residents and medical students. 
• A sense of adventure and willingness to work as a team player as we continue to excel as a new Family Medicine Residency. 

About Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed)

We are committed to excellence and health equity through transformative medical education, high-quality, patient- and family-entered care, innovative research, and community partnerships within a just culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. 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, Ascension Borgess 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 and an annual estimated 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 and a Master of Science degree program in Biomedical Sciences. We train physicians in 10 residencies and five fellowships accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. To support our educational mission, we have Joint Accreditation for interprofessional continuing education, which incorporates accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

WMed Health is the clinical practice of the medical school with more than 300 providers offering comprehensive primary care and specialty services in several locations throughout the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek areas. Faculty in the Department of Pathology serve as the Office of the Medical Examiner for counties throughout Michigan and northern Indiana.

The W.E. Upjohn M.D. Campus located in downtown Kalamazoo serves as the primary educational facility with student study and social spaces, team-based learning halls, faculty and administrative offices, a state-of-the-art Simulation Center accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, basic science research labs, as well as toxicology and forensic pathology labs.

WMed builds upon Kalamazoo’s century-long foundation of drug discovery and medical device development with a strategic investment in clinical, laboratory, community, and educational research. The Center for Immunobiology, Center for Clinical Research, Research Histology Lab, Innovation Center, and Human Research Protection Program contribute to the medical school’s advancement of knowledge through innovation and discovery. 

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer in compliance with applicable State and Federal law.

Qualified applicants should apply online at www.wmed.edu (click on employment) or directly at https://careers-wmich.icims.com/jobs/2283/faculty---family-and-community-medicine-%28battle-creek%29/job Questions can be directed to Department Chair, Dr. Daniel Stulberg, at Daniel.stulberg@wmed.edu 

1000 Oakland Drive · Kalamazoo, MI 49008

• Office: (269) 337-4400

www.wmed.edu

Physicians are responsible for diagnosing illnesses and prescribing as well as administering treatment for patients suffering from disease or illness. They also examine patients in addition to obtaining medical histories. Other job responsibilities include ordering, performing and interpreting diagnostic tests in addition to counseling patients regarding preventive healthcare, hygiene and diet. Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.

Medical degree and 2 years of direct or intern experience required

Current Medical License in the state of Michigan

Current DEA and DPS Certificate of Registration

Must maintain all requirements for medical staff privileges

• Knowledge of and ability to apply professional medical principles, procedures, and techniques
• Thorough knowledge of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment
• Effective verbal and written communication skills along with proper telephone etiquette
• Performs in a tactful and professional manner

Work which produces high levels of mental/visual fatigue, e.g., interactive and repetitive or small detailed work requiring alertness and concentration for sustained periods of time, the operation of and full attention to a personal computer or CRT between 40 and 70 percent of the time.

Involves considerable standing or walking, regular lifting of light-weight objects (i.e., 20 pounds or less) and assisting with heavier tasks such as assisting in lifting and moving patients. Minor straining or fatiguing positions must be assumed, and some fatiguing physical motions are required.

• Provides medical patient care by interviewing, examining and treating of clinical patients in order to meet their medical needs
• Educates patients on wellness, prevention and early detection by providing materials and resources to the patients and families
• Determines which referrals are required based on examination and patient needs
• Determines level of urgency of follow-up, referral/consultation appointments
• Exercises final medical judgment in all issues of health care
• Prescribes medical treatment and clinical drugs to patients
• Orders studies, test and ancillary services
• Documents all services in patient medical record
• Reviews on a regular basis long term cases that require ongoing medical attention
• Consults with Medical Director and other professionals on staff as needed regarding patient care, assessment, and education issues
• Participates in process improvement, management, continuing education, and other patient care programs established by the hospital or clinic requirements
• Oversees mid-level medical staff as assigned as well as nursing clinical staff
• Assists in the resolution of complaints, requests and inquiries from patients
• Maintains confidentiality of all patient information according to federal guidelines and regulations
• Demonstrates commitment to providing outstanding customer service to all customers in a manner reflective of our mission, values and customer service standards.

Shift

Variable

Time Type

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Cost Center

2400 Medical Staff Office (BHG)

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