Mission or Goal of Unit: The overarching mission of the Department ofInternal Medicine is the pursuit of excellence in each facet of its tripartitemission: To educate the physicians and health care professionals of tomorrow,the physicians and health care professionals of today and thecommunity-at-large; To provide superior, compassionate and innovative clinicalcare to our patients using state-of-the-art knowledge and resources; and Toconduct and disseminate cutting-edge biomedical research and scholarship, witha focus on translational research that can be quickly applied to the care ofpatients. The Division of Infectious Diseasesprovides clinical care to patients with all types of infectious processes inboth the inpatient and outpatient settings. Eighteen faculty members make upthe division. The primary areas of research include health careepidemiology, antimicrobial pharmacoepidemiology, transplant infectiousdiseases, and HIV clinical trials.

Chief Purpose of this position: This position is an hourly faculty position fora Hospital Epidemiologist/General Infectious Diseases Faulty member of MCVP.The successful candidate should have completed Fellowship in InfectiousDiseases, and should have a demonstrated experience within hospitalepidemiology and/or antimicrobial stewardship. This physician will beresponsible for physician duties as part of the Hospital Infection PreventionProgram (HIPP) as well as providing support to the overall Division ofInfectious Diseases as directed by the Division Chair.

Position Responsibilities: 

Teaching | Faculty member will have the opportunity for teaching in theareas of infectious diseases and epidemiology.
Service | Faculty member will serve on departmental, School, and/orUniversity committees as necessary, as well as in a professional capacity intheir field (e.g., reviewer, study section service, officer in a nationalsociety, etc.).
Clinical | Faculty member will contribute to clinical mission of VCU Healthproviding comprehensive care to patients and working with interdisciplinaryteams to provide superior clinical care. Faculty member will shareresponsibility for infectious diseases coverage of inpatient consult serviceand will provide outpatient care for infectious diseases patients.

Required Qualifications:

• Board eligible/board certified M.D. (or equivalent M.B.B.S or D.O.) with experience in infectious diseases or a closely related discipline
• Record of publication and conference dissemination demonstrating expertise in the faculty’s area of research
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Program experience with Hospital Infection Prevention Programming or Infection Control

Position Type: MCVP
Full time equivalent: .08
Tenure: Ineligible
Rank: Open
Months: 12
Department:Department of Internal Medicine | Division of Infectious Diseases

ORP Eligible: No
Salary: Commensurate

Contact Information:
Contact Name: Rebecca Mullin | Associate Administrator - Division of Infectious Disease
Contact Email: Rebecca.Mullin@vcuhealth.org