Physician for Trauma

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

The position is hospital-based, and the applicant will be expected to participate in patient care activities, teaching of medical students and training of general surgery residents.

• Teaching (10%): Participation as a preceptor in the Core Clerkship in Surgery, Fellowship in Trauma/critical care and the clinical elective for medical students enrolled at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and the teaching programs of the Department of Surgery at Rhode Island Hospital, which includes residents in General Surgery and fellows– as well as interdisciplinary teaching programs with other Divisions and Departments within the hospital and the medical school.
• Research (up to 10%): Pursue basic, translational or clinical research programs pertaining to the field. Participate in national, regional, and institutional clinical research protocols at Rhode Island Hospital and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
• Patient Care (80-90%): Participate in the clinical aspects of the division, including the inpatient service, call coverage, ICU and the outpatient clinics. Other clinical responsibilities include performing procedures pertinent to trauma/critical care and general surgery.

Service Responsibilities

Maintain a positive working relationship in all activities of the Division of Acute Care Surgery within the Department of Surgery and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. This includes attending Faculty and Staff meetings, serving on Medical School, Hospital, and Department committees, and working with faculty, the Division Chief and the Chair of Surgery of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University to facilitate the achievements of the department and the division.

Licenses/Certifications

• Board certification or eligibility in general surgery
• Specialty certification in trauma/critical care

Experience/Skills

• Strong clinical background in acute care surgery, trauma and critical care; opportunity available in burn care; and scholarly participation in the research and educational programs of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
• Have completed fellowship training in Surgical Critical Care (and/or Trauma/Acute Care Surgery).
• Show excellence in trauma surgery, emergency general surgery, and critical care.
• Show enthusiasm for teaching and mentoring surgical residents, fellows, and medical students.
• Contribute to scholarly activity aligned with an academic surgical career.
• Thrive in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment, including ICU leadership.