Description
The prestigious UCLA Kidney Transplant Program is seeking to hire a faculty member to join our large and growing program. The candidate should have an M.D., D.O., or equivalent degree, board certified or board eligible in Internal Medicine and Nephrology, and have completed an AST/ASN accredited transplant nephrology fellowship or have the equivalent experience by years of practice as a transplant nephrologist in a sizeable transplant program. The faculty position will be in the Health Sciences Clinical series at the Instructor, Assistant, Associate or full Professor rank commensurate with experience level.
We seek a candidate with a proven track record of exceptional clinical care, scholarly activity and teaching. The clinical faculty member will be expected to provide clinical care in both the pre-transplant and post-transplant setting including primary medical management of acutely transplanted patients during their initial admission for transplant surgery. This position involves working with a multi-disciplinary team which includes nurse practitioners and direct supervision and teaching of nephrology fellows, residents and medical students.
The kidney transplant program at UCLA is one of the most prominent in the U.S., performing over 400 transplants per year. The transplant program has over 60 dedicated personnel. This faculty position is expected to contribute to the clinical, research, and to the overall academic mission of the Department of Medicine and the Division of Nephrology.
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