Physician- Hematology/Oncology -133

West Virginia University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology and the WVU Cancer Institute, are actively recruiting a Medical Director, Hematology/Oncology Physician (ranks available: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor). The successful candidate will practice at Uniontown Hospital in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, a recent affiliate of WVU Medicine.

Duties: The successful candidate will practice in the areas of hematology/oncology. In addition to providing excellent patient care, the successful candidate may also be actively involved in the teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows. For appointment at the Associate Professor or Professor rank, it is expected that candidates will build and sustain an outstanding, extramurally supported research program. Opportunities to participate in clinical research as well as education may become available.

Qualifications: Applicants must have an MD or DO degree (the employer accepts foreign educational equivalent) and be eligible to obtain Pennsylvania and West Virginia medical licenses. Candidates must have completed an accredited internal medicine residency and hematology/oncology fellowship and be board eligible or board certified in hematology and/or oncology at the time of appointment. A minimum of two years of experience practicing hematology/oncology is required for this position. For appointment at the Associate Professor or Professor ranks, a demonstrated track-record of leadership, excellent communication skills, and publications in high-impact journals are required. All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.

The WVU Cancer Institute is one of the country’s premier cancer treatment centers. Multidisciplinary medical teams use the latest cancer therapies, sophisticated technologies, and patient-driven research to deliver the best possible treatment in state-of-the-art facilities. We offer treatment to those in West Virginia as well as patients from five border states. We have a very active clinical trials program, pharmaceutical studies, and emerging statewide clinical trials network.

WVU Medicine is West Virginia University’s affiliated health system, West Virginia’s largest private employer, and a national leader in patient safety and quality. The WVU Health System is comprised of four affiliated hospitals and nine member hospitals anchored by its flagship hospital, J.W Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, a 700+ bed academic medical center that offers tertiary and quaternary care. WVU Medicine has more than 1,000 active medical staff members and 18,000 employees who serve hundreds of thousands of people each year from across the state of West Virginia and the nation.

Uniontown Hospital, located just 35 minutes from Morgantown and 20 minutes from Cheat Lake, is a compassionate, dedicated community hospital providing a full range of medical care to residents of Fayette County and the surrounding areas for more than a century. Health care services provided at our acute and specialty care hospital include an award-winning Cardiology Department and catheterization lab, an award-winning Stroke Center, a state-of-the-art Wound Healing Center and the Family Beginnings Birthing Center.

Learn more at http://wvucancer.org/ and apply online at https://wvumedicine.org/careers/ .
For additional questions or to share your CV, please contact Mariana Ford, Senior Physician Recruiter mariana.ford@wvumedicine.org
WVU & UHA are AA/EO employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran – and WVU is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity.

Notes To Applicants

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