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Emergency Medicine - Research - Summa Health Akron - US Acute Care Solutions
Canton, Ohio, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Emergency Medicine
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment Hospital
Location 15065, Akron, Ohio, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 11/30/21

Overview

The Research Director will report directly to the Emergency Medicine Program Director and will provide leadership and oversight of the research mission for the Department. This involves overseeing the scholarly and research programs for faculty, fellows, residents, and students. The role of this leader will be to not only be a productive researcher, but to mentor faculty and trainees to enhance the culture of research and scholarship in this Department. The Director will also be charged with expansion of the Department’s investigative research and extramural funding portfolios. Applicants must have graduated from an accredited Emergency Medicine Residency Program and be board certified by ABEM or AOBEM with experience in clinical research.

Hospital

  • 635-bed hospital is the largest hospital in the region and 1,200 members of medical staff
  • Level 1 Trauma Center, a Certified Chest Pain Center and a Certified Stroke Center. Awarded nursing's highest honor - Magnet recognition - by the American Nurses Credentialing center. Only six percent of hospitals in the United States are recognized as Magnet
  • Comprehensive Stroke Care Center and Thrombectomy Capable Center
  • Psychiatric Hospital



Emergency Department

  • ED Volume: 81,000
  • Level I Trauma Center
  • 76 Patient Beds
  • The ED also offers specialized emergency services for geriatric patients
  • AHA-Accredited Heart Attack Receiving Center with above national average STEMI System response rates
  • ACGME accredited 3-year EM residency program, 8 residents per class
  • EMR: Epic
  • MAT program - Physician in Triage


Community

Akron is ideally located, with quick access to major cities like Cleveland, Columbus and Pittsburgh. More than 20 distinct neighborhoods are available to residents, and the city boasts a vital arts and culture scene with sites such as the Akron Art, Museum, Akron Civic Theatre; additional attractions include Cuyahoga Valley National Park, local festivals and the Akron Zoo, and annual event, the All-American Soap Box Derby.


Benefits

  • Equity for all full-time physicians
  • Industry-leading, company funded 401k
  • Annual CME/BEA (Business Expense Account)
  • Outstanding Professional development programs
  • Student loan refinancing as low as 2.99%
  • Groundbreaking Paid Parental Leave
  • Pioneering Paid Military Leave
  • Short- and long-term disability (own occupation)
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and Rx coverage
  • The best medical malpractice including tail coverage
  • Location flexibility and stability of a national group