Community & Academic Physician - Assistant Professor AC track

About the role

The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the non‑tenure academic clinician track. This full‑time hybrid role combines community‑based primary care at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in West Philadelphia with clinical and teaching responsibilities in an academic Family Medicine setting. The position opened Sep 03, 2026 and remains open until Sep 03, 2028.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the education of Family Medicine residents and medical students.
• Supervise and precept learners in both community and academic settings.
• Engage with interdisciplinary learner teams across clinical environments.
• Provide partial clinical effort in outpatient primary care at an FQHC or community health center.
• Perform additional non‑continuity clinical work in an academic Family Medicine setting (outpatient acute care, precepting, and/or attending on the Family Medicine inpatient teaching service).
• Deliver comprehensive primary care for patients of all ages, including prenatal care (desired).
• Optionally incorporate inpatient hospital medicine into clinical effort.

Requirements

• M.D. or equivalent degree.
• Board Certified in Family Medicine.

Qualifications

• Experience working in an FQHC, community health center, or comparable setting (valued but not required).
• Experience caring for patients from disadvantaged or low‑resource backgrounds, with genuine motivation to practice in an FQHC environment (valued).
• Experience with comprehensive primary care across the lifespan, including prenatal care (desired).
• Passion for teaching Family Medicine residents and medical students.
• Strong, demonstrated commitment to addressing health disparities in marginalized and underserved communities.