Assistant Professor, Primary Care Sports Medicine

Marshall Orthopaedics, a university-affiliated physician group, is currently seeking qualified candidates for a primary care sports medicine position within our department. This position will offer the opportunity to become immediately involved in sports medicine coverage responsibilities at Marshall University and local high schools. This position's practice location, Pleasant Valley Hospital in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, is roughly an hour commute from Marshall University's academic medical center and athletic facilities. Marshall Orthopaedics is an academic department affiliated with the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. We support an orthopaedic residency and train 3 residents per year. Additionally, the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine supports a primary care sports medicine fellowship program that trains 1 fellow per year. Via the employment of over a dozen sports medicine physicians and over two dozen athletic trainers, the department's sports medicine division currently provides sports medicine coverage to Marshall University's NCAA Division I athletic programs and numerous high school programs throughout the region. Additionally, the department employs Dr. Timothy Hewett, a world-renowned orthopaedic and sports medicine researcher who is considered one of the world's leading authorities in the field of injury prevention and rehabilitation, including ACL injuries. We offer an attractive, university employee-based benefits package that provides a very competitive compensation package, especially with respect to other academic medical centers. This position also offers the opportunity to be involved in resident and medical student education and sports medicine research activities. Applicants must have a medical degree (allopathic or osteopathic) or foreign equivalent and have successfully completed a family practice residency. Fellowship training in primary care sports medicine is required. Applicants should have a strong interest in clinical care and teaching. Applicants must be able to obtain a full and unrestricted West Virginia medical license. 

Required: MD/DO

About Marshall Orthopaedics   Marshall Orthopaedics is an academic-based physician group affiliated with Marshall University. Based out of Huntington, West Virginia, Marshall Orthopaedics has a network of clinical affiliations and provides patient care within offices in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. Our physicians are fellowship-trained in the full spectrum of orthopaedic subspecialties and primary care sports medicine. We provide sports medicine coverage to Marshall University's NCAA Division I athletic teams as well as numerous high schools within our region.