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EXCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITY - BREAST IMAGING FACULTY - NEEDED AT UAB

Employer
Merritt Hawkins
Location
Southeast University Town
Posted Date
Jan 10, 2017
Reference
RAD-41715

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Specialty
Faculty
Position Type
Permanent

Job Details

Merritt Hawkins has partnered with the Department of Radiology, at the University of Alabama Medical School (UAB), to search for new Breast Imaging Faculty. New faculty will be joining the prestigious staff at UAB Kirklin Clinic. This position is available to highly qualified individuals at the rank of Assistant Professor and Associate Professor, with fellowship training in Breast Imaging, board certification in Radiology, and a significant record of either educational or research success. The breast imaging section performs over 36,000 exams per year, including 6,300 breast ultrasounds per year. Approximately 16,400 of these exams are screening mammograms, approximately 2,600 are breast image guided procedures, and 1,600 are breast MRIs and/or breast MR guided biopsies.

The UAB Kirklin Clinic breast imaging section has four full field digital (GE) mammography units, a stereotactic biopsy table, and four dedicated ultrasound machines. This section also provides digital breast tomosynthesis and contrast enhanced spectral mammography exams. Screening mammography services are available at two additional locations: the UAB Women and Infants Center and UAB Medicine Leeds. Our breast imaging facility has received the Breast Imaging Centers of Excellence designation by the ACR. Breast MRI is performed on site, with MR guided biopsy capability and this is an ACR accredited site for breast MRI.

The Breast Imaging Section is poised to rapidly expand their patient services at the main campus and several outlying satellite locations as well as continue in world-class research at UAB.

Highlights of this opportunity:

  • Join an expanding staff of expert faculty and enjoy an aggressive clinical volume
  • 100% Breast imaging—with little call
  • Top power house medical school that turns out world-class research
  • Top Radiology residency and prestigious fellowships including an accredited fellowship in breast imaging
  • Join a team of physicians that enjoy an autonomous clinical environment to provide superb patient care
  • Rare collaborative clinical program that unites breast imaging faulty with a team of clinical oncologists, pathologists, surgeons, and radiation oncologists
  • Academic benefits including liberal vacation and CME in addition to competitive financials

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - This metro has grown to 1.2 million and offers a highly desirable lifestyle

  • Southeastern location has a moderate year-round warm climate
  • Two hours from Atlanta and four hours to Gulf Coast and Atlantic beaches
  • Beautiful golf and lakefront communities
  • Eclectic shopping, fine-dining, international culture, entertainment, and sports
  • Close to two major SEC Universities and four local universities
  • Low cost of living

Company

Merritt Hawkins, the nation’s premier physician search and consulting firm, has an entire division for Department of Academic Medicine Recruitment exclusively dedicated to assisting academic medical facilities in the staffing of faculty, core staff and key leadership roles. For more than 30 years, Merritt Hawkins has partnered with leading U.S. academic institutions, providing expertise in locating, matching and placing the most qualified academic physicians and healthcare professionals.

Company info
Website
Telephone
800-876-0500
Location
8840 Cypress Waters Boulevard
Suite 300
Dallas
TX
75019
US

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