This South Georgia medical center and Family Medicine Residency Program is currently seeking a full-time, core faculty member to provide direct care to clinic patients, educate residents through precepting and formal teaching, perform advising and curricular duties, participate in program committees, and perform other duties to maintain the program’s mission of providing the highest standard of medical care to a diverse population in a rural community and training dedicated physicians who promote and support the ideals of family medicine.

An ideal candidate will be an experienced physician or new grad who can start in 2025 and is interested in working in an academic setting.

• Salary: Guaranteed salary is competitive and commensurate with experience; negotiable depending on GME experience or special training such as a fellowship.
• Schedule: Monday through Friday; 8am – 5pm
• Call: Some call required (mainly home call after hours to cover residents); optional OB call
• Duties: to provide direct care to clinic patients and to educate residents through precepting; not required to have faculty experience; must be willing to perform full spectrum family medicine care and be willing to know OB (must have an understanding; do not have to perform); additional faculty duties such as formal teaching, performance evaluations, and advising will gradually be added over the first year of employment. • Clinic Facility: Georgia South Family Medicine Clinic is located on the hospital’s campus inside the new state-of-the-art, 14,000 sq. ft. Ameris Medical Education Center. The clinic consists of 22 exam rooms, 2 procedure rooms, 2 precepting rooms, and a lab.
• Patient Volume: an average of 20-24 patients per day (10-12 per half day)
• Hospital Facilities: physicians’ lounge with meals provided; 24-hour all-access employee fitness center

Benefits:

• Generous student loan repayment assistance, if needed
• Paid health insurance in exchange for precepting residents and medical students
• Paid malpractice insurance with tail coverage
• Optional participation in supplemental benefits package as a W-2 hospital employee, including retirement match
• Paid house-hunting and relocation
• Monthly cell phone allowance
• CME allowance and CME paid time off
• Paid time off annually, plus holidays
• Residents/fellows who make an early commitment receive a monthly stipend through the duration of their training

Requirements:

1. Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
2. Board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) or the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians (AOBFM)
3. Valid Georgia Medical License or participation in Interstate Medical Licensure Compact
4. Current D.E.A. Certificate
5. Must be in good standing with current employer or residency/fellowship program
6. Must be willing to know OB but are not required to perform it.
7. Must be willing to perform the full family medicine spectrum.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. FQHC/CHC experience
2. Bilingual in Spanish/English

Other:

• Open to family medicine trained candidates with additional training/fellowships.
• Candidates are not required to have faculty experience; they will be trained on the job.
• Open to new grads who are interested in exploring an academic setting.

Located in the heart of southwest Georgia with a county-wide population of more than 45,000 people, we are home to a thriving agricultural industry and historic homes and is a place where family and community support are central to the lifestyle. While an escape from urban congestion with a short commute to work is one of its greatest benefits, we are centrally located within 45 minutes or less of Albany, Thomasville, Tifton, and Valdosta and just over an hour from Tallahassee, FL and three hours from Metro Atlanta. Our proximity to several regional and international airports and the beaches of coastal Georgia, Florida and Alabama gives ample opportunity for quick getaways.

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