Job Description

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Tenure track appointments are full-time with an initial probationary period of seven years. Criteria for promotion includes significant achievements in teaching, research/scholarship, and service. The award of tenure is based on potential for sustained contributions, performing beyond expected duties, and demonstrating leadership and innovation in activities that enhance the reputation of the University.

The Clinical Scholar Track is for full-time faculty members who are heavily involved in clinical service, education, and related scholarship. This track has two career paths: Clinician-Educator concentrating on teaching and Clinician-Investigator for concentrating on research/scholarship. Significant contributions in professional and academic service are required for both paths.
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Health System and Division Details

The Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Kansas Health System located in Kansas City, Kansas, is seeking a full-time Board Eligible / Board Certified MFM.
Expect to join a very productive academic practice in a nationally recognized tertiary care facility that is perennially ranked by the U.S. News and World Reports as the #1 hospital in the State of Kansas and the Kansas City Metropolitan area.
Our 900+ bed facility is supported by a group of physicians who encompass more than 200 specialties.
We have been recognized by the U.S. News and World Reports as a High-Performing Maternity Care Center.
Our group consists of 6 experienced MFM specialists who provide the entire spectrum of Maternal-Fetal care with cutting-edge technology.
Our practice is largely outpatient and consultative and includes the opportunity to perform amniocenteses, CVS, PUBS and fetal shunt placements.
Call involves coverage of the inpatient High Risk Pregnancy service and is 1 week in 6 and is primarily phone-only after normal business hours.
Deliveries are managed by in-house hospitalist coverage.
Our Level III NICU is staffed by full-time Neonatology specialists who are further supported by multiple Pediatric Subspecialists including a Pediatric Surgery team.
Our Center for Advanced Fetal Care is supported by 18 sonographers of which the majority are fetal echo and nuchal translucency certified. The ultrasound unit is accompanied by a separate area dedicated to the performance of fetal surveillance. The Center is ADA certified and is further supported by a Diabetic Educator, 5 experienced nurse coordinators, 3 board-certified perinatal genetic counselors, medical assistants and patient service representatives that work in concert with the physicians to ensure efficient and premium quality of care for our patients.
Our Division is active in research which includes NIH-funded grant studies as well as institutional and industrial collaborations.
Our program boasts an ACGME accredited three-year Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship.
The Division faculty members are involved in fellow, resident, and medical student education, and hold academic appointments from the University of Kansas School of Medicine.
Pay and Incentives

This is a health-system employed position, with competitive salary and potential for incentive bonuses.
Generous professional development funds are available for CME and other job-related expenses.
We offer PTO of 6 weeks/year with extra time off allotted for professional development opportunities in addition to weekly administrative time.
The University of Kansas Medical Center is committed to offering a competitive benefits program that maximizes our ability to attract, motivate, engage and retain highly qualified faculty and staff.
The Health System provides a robust package of total rewards that includes exceptional health benefits, market-based compensation, paid leave, retirement plans, and much more.
Kansas City Metropolitan Area


The Kansas City metropolitan area consists of 14 counties in western Missouri and Eastern Kansas, including Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Kansas, and large suburbs on both sides of the state line: approximately 2.4 million people. Our health system serves a diverse group of patients from the entire metro area as well as referrals and transports from other metro and rural areas of Kansas.
Kansas City is a growing, diverse city, with something to offer for every interest. It is an enthusiastic sports town, home to the Kansas City Chiefs and the Kansas City Royals, both of whom have contracts to receive their care through our Health System. Kansas City is also home to both men's and women's professional soccer teams represented by KC Sporting and the KC Current respectively. Numerous universities and colleges are in the metro area or a short drive away.