Job Description
I. RECRUITMENT PLAN
Posting Number: F002486
Academic Title: Faculty Position in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery - Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor
Rank: Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Professor
Administrative Title
Discipline Clinical Medicine-MD
Specialty: Trauma (Surgery)
Contract Type: Non-Tenure Track, Renewable Appointment (initial appt period) - +/1/2026-6/30/2026
Required Licenses/Certifications and other Specific Requirements: Criminal History Screening, Education/Degree/Certifications Verification, Social Security Number Trace, and *** Offender Registry Search, This position requires a licensure, certification, or special requirements
Proposed Start Date: 0+/01/2026
Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time
Position Description Summary
The George Washington Medical Faculty Associates’ Department of Surgery ( MFA ) is seeking a full-time faculty member for the Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Section. The MFA is an independent not-for-profit clinical practice group affiliated with the George Washington University. This non-tenure track appointment will be made at a rank (Assistant/Associate Professor) commensurate with experience. This position is expected to begin as early as Fall 2026.
Specific Duties And Responsibilities
We are seeking to recruit a trauma/acute care surgeon with responsibilities to provide trauma, emergency general surgery, and ICU coverage primarily at the George Washington University Level 1 Trauma Center, but the position will also involve providing coverage at our new hospital, Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center. Other responsibilities include teaching fellows, residents and medical students and contributing to an active research program.
Minimum Qualifications
Applicants must be board-eligible or board-certified in general surgery and surgical critical care at the time of appointment. They must have demonstrated excellence in teaching as evidenced by teaching evaluations, in research as evidenced by scholarly publications or works in progress, and excellence in clinical care as evidenced by experience, fellowships, and references. Applicants must also be eligible for licensure in the District of Columbia and Virginia.
Advertised Salary: $350,000 - $400,000
Other Benefits
The MFA also provides generous health and other benefits, details of which can be found at https://careers.gwdocs.com/benefits .
Other Information
Special Instructions to Applicants:
To be considered, please complete an online faculty application and upload a curriculum vitae and a cover letter that includes your skills and experiences as they relate to each of the basic qualifications. Review of applications will begin on March 5, 2026, and continue until the position is filled. Only complete applications will be considered. Employment offers are contingent on the satisfactory outcome of a standard background screening.
Department Link: https://www.gwdocs.com/specialties/trauma-center/
Posting Close Date
Open Until Filled: Yes
Background Screening Successful Completion of a Background Screening will be required as a condition of hire.
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