Employment Type Faculty
Faculty Type Open Rank
Hiring Department Surgical Oncology (523Q)
Academic Location School of Medicine
Benefits Eligible The University of New Mexico provides a comprehensive package of benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. In addition, UNM offers educational benefits through the tuition remission and dependent education programs. See the Benefits home page for more information.
Position Summary
The University of New Mexico (UNM)
School of Medicine (SOM) Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology
is seeking a full-time academic breast surgeon to join our Breast Surgery
Program . This position is being
recruited at the Open Rank level; salary and rank commensurate with
qualifications and experience.
The UNM Division of Surgical Oncology
currently consists of fellowship-trained surgical oncologists, breast surgeons,
and colorectal surgeons who provide multidisciplinary care of patients with a
full spectrum of malignancies. Additionally,
our division includes plastic surgeons dedicated to breast reconstruction. Surgeons in our group are actively engaged in
cancer clinical trials and undergraduate as well as graduate medical education,
including fellows in Complex General Surgical Oncology. The UNM Department of Surgery boasts a robust
infrastructure of services and resources to help achieve academic goals, and
leadership opportunities are available.
UNM serves a large, medically complex
population and is a consultative resource for the State of New Mexico and the
Four Corners region of the Southwest. Outpatient
oncology services are provided through the University of New Mexico
Comprehensive Cancer Center (UNMCCC), the only National Cancer Institute
(NCI)-designated Cancer Center in a 500-mile radius. UNMCCC is one of only 57 cancer centers in
the nation to be designated by the NCI as a comprehensive cancer center, the
highest federal designation and rating for cancer centers. The 134 oncology physicians, 122 cancer
research scientists, and staff are particularly focused on discovering the
causes and the cures for cancers that disproportionately affect the people of
the American Southwest - primarily Hispanic, American Indian, and Non-Hispanic
White - with strikingly different patterns of cancer incidence, mortality and
disparity.
The UNM Health Science Center (HSC)
is the largest academic health complex in the state of New Mexico. Located on the University of New Mexico campus
in beautiful Albuquerque, NM, the HSC combines its four mission areas -
educations, research, patient care and community outreach - to provide New
Mexicans with the highest level of health care.
New Mexico is known as the Land of
Enchantment; the City of Albuquerque is a beautiful city with mountain to the
east and a mesa to the west. It is ideal
for outdoor activities and sports all year-round including running, hiking,
biking and skiing. The State of New
Mexico is multicultural and diverse with excellent local cuisine, breathtaking
sunsets, multiple cultural and historic sites, lakes, rivers, deserts and
mountains.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications for Position:
- Medical Doctor or equivalent
- Board-certified/board-eligible in
General Surgery - Completion of an accredited breast
surgery fellowship - Eligible for medical licensure in New
Mexico - Eligible for State of New Mexico
Medical License - Eligible for State of New Mexico of
Board of Pharmacy certification - Eligible for federal DEA registration
- Must be eligible to work in the U.S.
Preferred Qualifications for
Position:
- Current or prior academic rank of
Associate Professor or Professor - Five or more years of post-fellowship
experience in breast surgery - A demonstrated commitment to
diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, as well as working with
broadly diverse communities
Application Instructions
Only applications submitted through
the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job
advertisement on a 3rd party site, please
visit UNMJobs to submit an application.
Please attach electronic copies of a current CV and letter of interest to the application. For more information please contact Bridget Fahy, M.D., Professor of Surgical Oncology at
For Best Consideration For best consideration, please apply by 9/5/2024. This position will remain open until filled.
The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.
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