Academic Preventive Medicine/ Occupational Medicine Physician Opportunity in Southern California

Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Group (LLUFMG), Department of Preventive Medicine, is seeking a board certified physician with an interest and experience in metabolic and obesity related diseases to lead and supervise a Phase 4 pragmatic weight loss study that will encompass two clinic sites with participants coming from the employees of three corporation in the Inland Empire of Southern California. This position is .8 FTE over 18 months and will include additional clinical assignments. This position may lead to additional research and clinical opportunities.

Responsibilities include supervision of recruitment, study orientation and consenting process, clinical visits, guidance for two clinical research coordinators (CRC), and assistance to the study principle investigators and medical providers.

Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Group is affiliated with Loma Linda University Medical Center, Children’s Hospital and School of Medicine, with the mission to deliver whole-person care at a world-class level of clinical excellence. The Medical Center serves as the largest tertiary referral source in both Riverside and San Bernardino counties with a surrounding population approaching 4 million.

For over 100 years, Loma Linda University Health has been dedicated to excellence in health care, research, and education. Today we are building a new hospital and expanding our children’s hospital to continue meeting the health needs of our community. The new towers will be state-of-the-art, allowing for the newest advances in technology and patient care. We are also greatly expanding and enhancing our already robust research enterprise through a new collaborative research center and program endowments.

This is not a J-1 opportunity.