Family Medicine Physician Opportunity Details

Family Medicine - Medical Educator, Academic Faculty at MUSC In Coastal Charleston, SC - Charleston, SC, USA

Job Description

Family Medicine - Medical Educator, Academic Faculty at MUSC In Coastal Charleston, SC

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC ) is seeking a physician to join our well-established academic Family Medicine team at the assistant, associate, or professor level to provide comprehensive primary care. The ideal candidate will be a patient-centered, compassionate team-player who is invested in delivering state of the art clinical care, while also teaching and leading parts of the curriculum for students and/or residents. Any candidate with an interest in medical education will be highly considered.

 

About the Department of Family Medicine:

The department plays a major role in all four years of the medical school curriculum. We have a significant presence in the Dean’s Office, including the role of dean, associate deans, and curriculum directors. We also play a major role in facilitating different outreach activities to different underserved and vulnerable groups, including people who are unfunded, rural, and/or currently unhoused. The department has a highly successful required core clerkship that sends students around the state. There is potential for this physician to take over part of our work in education. This represents a tremendous opportunity to balance primary care practice with involvement with our medical students, residents, and fellows.

 

Required Qualifications:

  • Board certification or eligibility in Family Medicine
  • Significant experience in education
  • Collaborative and collegial demeanor with enthusiasm for teaching

 

Position Highlights:

  • Ability to build your clinical schedule to fit your interests and preferences
  • Join a growing and collaborative group of physicians and other clinicians
  • Leadership opportunities available to highly qualified and experienced candidates
  • Excellent access to specialists and a robust internal referral network
  • Involvement in the teaching of medical students, family medicine residents, and fellows
  • MUSC Faculty Appointment (commensurate with experience)
  • Excellent commencement bonus, competitive compensation and benefits
  • Generous leave, company holidays, and excellent retirement options

 

Benefits & Resources for Physicians:

  • Faculty appointment with academic rank and salary commensurate with qualifications
  • Excellent benefits package, including a pension and optional tax-deferred contributions
  • Paid malpractice coverage with Sovereign Immunity
  • Paid parental leave
  • 22 days of annual leave, 15 days of sick leave, and 13 paid holidays
  • CME allowance + paid days off
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility
  • One-on-one support services for managing student debt
  • Epic EHR with physician-centered optimization and robust user support
  • AI-enabled documentation and workflow tools integrated into Epic to reduce administrative burden and support clinical decision-making at the point of care
  • Team-based care models that support sustainable workloads, shared responsibility, and physician well-being

 

Life in Charleston, SC:

Frequently named one of the best places to live in the U.S., Charleston is a charming coastal city offering residents a unique mix of history, culture, arts, innovation, and natural beauty. In Charleston, you can explore miles of pristine beaches and waterways in the morning, and wind your way along shaded cobblestone streets, exploring centuries-old historic homes in the afternoon. At night, visit one of Charleston’s many award-winning restaurants to enjoy traditional Lowcountry cuisine prepared by world-class chefs.  Charleston is a place where you can live your life to its fullest.

 

About MUSC:

South Carolina’s leading academic health system, MUSC Health serves patients across the state through a growing network of hospitals, clinics, and specialty services. As the clinical enterprise of the Medical University of South Carolina, MUSC Health integrates academic medicine, research, and education with a strong commitment to patient care. Physicians who join MUSC Health become part of a mission-driven organization recognized for clinical excellence, innovation, and meaningful investment in physicians’ success. With opportunities in both academic and community settings, MUSC Health provides the scale, resources, and infrastructure to support meaningful, long-term physician careers.

 

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

Medical University of South Carolina

Founded in 1824 in Charleston, MUSC is home to the oldest medical school in the South as well as the state's only integrated academic health system, with a unique charge to serve the state through education, research and patient care. Each year, MUSC educates and trains more than 3,000 students and 850 residents and fellows in six colleges: Dental Medicine, Graduate Studies, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. With $298 million in research funding in fiscal year 2022, the collaboration between faculty, staff, students, and our partners accelerates the movement of scientific discoveries that improve lives.

College of Medicine

The Medical University of South Carolina's College of Medicine is leading the way in all areas of the MUSC mission – medical education, patient care, and biomedical research – at our main campus in downtown Charleston and across the state.

The College of Medicine is comprised of both clinical and basic science departments that are involved in education, clinical care, and research in the basic, translational and clinical sciences.

The largest and oldest academic medical center in South Carolina, we serve a diverse group of more than 740 medical students, 850 trainees in residency and fellowship programs, and patients throughout our state and beyond.

MUSC Health

The medical University of South Carolina is a part of MUSC Health, as the clinical health system of the Medical University of South Carolina, MUSC Health is dedicated to delivering the highest quality and safe patient care while training generations of compassionate, competent health care providers to serve the people of South Carolina and beyond. Close to 25,000 care team members provide care for patients at 14 hospitals with approximately 2,500 beds and 5 additional hospital locations in development, more than 300 telehealth sites and nearly 750 care locations situated in the Lowcountry, Midlands, Pee Dee and Upstate regions of South Carolina. In 2022, for the eighth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report named MUSC Health the No. 1 hospital in South Carolina.

Application Instructions

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Contact Email: providerrecruitment@musc.edu
Employer: Medical University of South Carolina Health
Location: Charleston, SC, USA
Position Type: Physician (MD, DO, Resident)
Employment Type: Permanent
Specialty: Family Medicine
Salary Range: