Medical Geneticist - Internal Medicine (Precision Prevention)

Department:
SOM KC Internal Medicine - Administration

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KC Internal Medicine - Precision Prevention
Position Title:
Medical Geneticist - Internal Medicine (Precision Prevention)
Job Family Group:
Academic
Job Description Summary:
Tenure track appointments are full-time with an initial probationary period of seven years. Criteria for promotion includes significant achievements in teaching, research/scholarship, and service. The award of tenure is based on potential for sustained contributions, performing beyond expected duties, and demonstrating leadership and innovation in activities that enhance the reputation of the University.
The Clinical Scholar Track is for full-time faculty members who are heavily involved in clinical service, education, and related scholarship. This track has two career paths: Clinician-Educator concentrating on teaching and Clinician-Investigator for concentrating on research/scholarship. Significant contributions in professional and academic service are required for both paths.
Job Description:

The Division of Precision Prevention at KUMC is seeking board certified / board eligible medical geneticist to join our expanding clinical and academic genetics program. We have a busy academic clinical practice with a wide range of genetic conditions seen across many specialties in the outpatient and inpatient setting with affiliated hospitals. The University of Kansas Health System (TUKHS) is a 1054 bed tertiary care hospital and the University of Kansas Cancer Center is the only NCI-Comprehensive Cancer Center in the region. TUKHS provides access to over 200 medical specialties/services and to top specialists in their field.    

Integral to clinical services at TUKHS is the genetic counseling service line which has seven genetic counselors dedicated to oncology and a newly developed cardiovascular genetics service line. Alongside a robust genomic cancer risk assessment program, this service line is at the forefront of programs designed to integrate genetic and genomic testing across specialties, enhancing our multidisciplinary approach to patient care. The incoming geneticist will find a collaborative environment, engaging directly with Precision Prevention faculty, the genetic counseling manager and the genetic counselors to integrate genetic testing and counseling across various specialties within the health system and develop adult genetics clinical services. This collaboration underscores our commitment to advancing precision medicine through comprehensive genetic services and developing high risk cancer prevention clinics to ensure our patients benefit from the latest in genetic insights and personalized care strategies.   

The Division of Precision Prevention has a focus on leveraging the latest advancements in genetic and genomic research to transform patient care, particularly through the personalized approach of precision medicine. The successful candidate will help lead initiatives that extend broader applications of whole genome sequencing, polygenic risk scores, pharmacogenomics and testing for genetic and genomic associations with chronic diseases into patient care. The division aspires to advance the forefront of personalized healthcare, improving outcomes through risk stratification and the meticulous customization of disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment plans.  

The Department of Internal Medicine has a thriving and rapidly expanding research portfolio that spans the entire spectrum of basic and clinical research from genes and molecules to translation of discoveries in the community. The candidate may have protected research effort, along with support for staffing, equipment, and laboratory space as appropriate, from the Department of Internal Medicine and Division of Precision Prevention. 

  

Required Qualifications:  

Education:  

• BC/BE in Medical Genetics 

Preferred Qualifications:   

Education:  

• Internal Medicine training 

Work Experience:  

• Clinical experience in Medical Genetics 

  

Job Duties Outlined:  

• Provide patient care in ambulatory clinic. Model best practices for diagnosis and treatment of illnesses and conditions. Complete appropriate documentation of patient encounters for medical follow-up and timely billing.  

• Instruct medical students, genetic counseling students, residents, and fellows in clinical and classroom settings.   

• Contribute to various scholarly and research activities of the Division of Precision Prevention. Research could include clinical trials or investigator-initiated studies.  

• Participate in Division, Department, and School faculty activities as allowed by schedule constraints. 

  

Required Documents:  

• Resume/CV  

• Cover Letter  

• References or reference letters 

  

Please contact [email protected] for more information.

If selected as a final candidate for this position, you may be required to complete the Association of American of Universities Representations and Warranties document and sign a release of records that will allow the University of Kansas Medical Center to conduct a further background check with former employers.  A copy of the Representations and Warranties document can be found here .

Comprehensive Benefits Package:

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus nine paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

Employee Type:
Regular
Time Type:
Full time