Amhsp Academic Position for Obstetrics and Gynecology Education, and Trainee Research

**Department** Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Obstetrics & Gynaecology Dept

**Posted date** January 16, 2025

**Closing date** January 30, 2025

**Position Type** Full Time

**Description**:
This position is part of the Association of the Academic Staff of the University of Alberta (AASUA).

**Location** - This role is in-person at North Campus Edmonton.

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**Working for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology**

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is a Centre of Excellence in education, research and clinical care in women's health. The department has five academic divisions, 19 full-time academic faculty members, and over 100 clinical academic colleagues in general obstetrics and gynecology. Our faculty members encompass the full range of academic medicine including General Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, Gynecological Oncology, Reproductive Sciences and Urogynecology.

**Position Summary**

Remuneration for this position will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and based on the income scale of the six-step Academic Medicine and Health Services Program (AMHSP). Further details about this innovative funding plan are available on request.

As part of the new Obstetrics and Gynecology AMHSP and support of the medical school expansion, we plan to recruit a clinician-educator to support undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and the northern medical school expansion. OBGYN is a core part of the medical school training providing education in pre-clinical Repro block, 3rd year core clinical clerkship, surgery 556 selective in 4th year, and electives. Currently, we have 1 UME coordinator who will require support with the new expansion and growth of the medical school class.

Our residency program is also expanding. We now have 8 positions per year (increased from 6), with 1 IMG per year, and planned future expansion to correlate with the medical school expansion. Scholarly activity is a core part of residency training and this position will support student and resident research and also the clinical investigator program residents.

**Duties**
- This position will actively participate in medical education and/or research. In addition to post-graduate residency training, the Department has commitments to education as a part of the MD Program with the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, providing pre-clinical and clinical teaching for core and elective experiences for undergraduate MD students.

**Minimum Qualifications**

**Preferred Qualifications**
- Preference will be given to physicians with previous interest in and/or additional medical education and/or research training.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

**Note**: This opportunity will be available until midnight January 30, 2025, Edmonton, Alberta local time.