Faculty - Family and Community Medicine (Battle Creek)
Western Michigan University - Battle Creek
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The Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) is seeking an additional, OB-optional faculty member for its 6-6-6 Family Medicine Residency in Battle Creek, MI. Launched in 2019 with community support, the Battle Creek program partners with Bronson Battle Creek Hospital and Grace Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that houses the residency’s outpatient practice. This program successfully graduated its first class in 2022 and remains one of the only residencies in the state based entirely in an FQHC. Known as “Cereal City, USA”, Battle Creek is a vibrant area with numerous opportunities for collaboration, as the program develops rich learning experiences for trainees while demonstrating its commitment to improving community health. This program joins the established WMed Family Medicine Residency in Kalamazoo, both led by a new department chair emphasizing faculty development, education, seed grants, and supported by generous institutional CME and licensing provisions. The two programs work collaboratively to enhance the education of all students and residents, leveraging the unique talents and offerings of each group to strengthen the department. Our residents are trained to competently practice the full scope of family medicine, including outpatient, inpatient, newborn care, and obstetrics to serve the community needs of their future practices. Responsibilities
Provide clinical services through resident supervision and develop a personal patient panel. Cover precepting, inpatient, and newborn services, OB optional. 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. 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. About Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) WMed is committed to excellence and health equity through transformative medical education, high-quality patient- and family-centered care, innovative research, and community partnerships within a 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. WMed 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 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. 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. Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer of females, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans, and actively strives to increase diversity within its community. We provide a drug- and tobacco-free workplace.
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