Community and Family Medicine Faculty

UHP is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit.  We are an equal opportunity employer and proud of our diverse workforce.

Many UHP physicians have teaching responsibilities for residents, fellows, and medical students.  The UMKC SOM accepts students directly out of high school for a six-year combined baccalaureate/Doctor of Medicine program.  The UMKC SOM Graduate Medical Education program supports over 30 residencies and fellowships.

UH is known as “Kansas City’s Essential Hospital” and is the safety net healthcare system for Jackson County/Kansas City, MO.  UH is an academic medical center, serving as the primary teaching institution for the UMKC Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, and Pharmacy.  A 547-bed, not-for-profit health system, UH delivers the highest-quality medical care for our patients, with compassion, empathy, and unparalleled dedication to service.  During the 2020 pandemic, UH has been recognized as a regional leader in COVID care and testing.

The Department of Community and Family Medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, University Health and University Health Physicians seeks a full-time board-certified family physician, with broad scope training to join our department.

We are a full-spectrum Family Medicine department. Duties can include hospital medicine, maternity care, precepting residents and students in clinic (including prenatal, pediatric, adult & older adult, and office procedures), resident mentoring and advising, and scholarly activity including curriculum development and research.

In addition to our academically focused clinics and Inpatient/OB/Nursery care – we have several community clinics and in those locations teaching and academic duties are more limited in scope.

We highly value a commitment to working with the underserved population in addition to a commitment to excellence in resident/student education and quality patient care.

The ideal candidate will have post graduate clinical practice and teaching experience, however residency faculty experience is not required. Training and mentoring will be offered to those new to academic medicine. Desired traits include; flexibility, curiosity and teamwork.

This faculty position provides an opportunity to become a member of a dynamic, expanding academic and community-focused program and allows for faculty development. Academic appointment and salary commensurate with background.