Academic Palliative Medicine Physician

Academic Palliative Medicine Physician

The Emory University Division of Palliative Medicine is seeking a full-time Academic Palliative Medicine Physicians to join the faculty of Emory University School of Medicine in a comprehensive Palliative Care Program which provides inpatient consultation, outpatient palliative and supportive care, and hospice care to adult patients living with serious illness in a comprehensive, interdisciplinary care model across seven hospitals and 4 outpatient clinics.  Faculty physicians within the Emory Division of Palliative Medicine engage in clinical care at one or more of these sites which include Emory Healthcare facilities (Emory University Hospital, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Emory Johns Creek Hospital, Emory Decatur Hospital, and the Emory Palliative & Supportive Care Clinic), Grady Memorial Hospital, and the Atlanta VA Medical Center.

Successful candidates will be board certified / eligible in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Palliative Medicine Fellowship training is preferred.

Emory Palliative Medicine : A leader in the field

Our program is focused on excellence in clinical service, teaching, and advancing the science with a focus on faculty development and support for academic career growth. Opportunities for collaboration exist for candidates wishing to pursue academic interests in areas such as health disparities, hospice utilization, palliative care for special patient populations, dignity therapy, novel therapeutics for management of physical and existential distress, integration of palliative care and emergency medicine, and palliative care education. Join the Emory Palliative Medicine team and become a faculty physician within one of the largest comprehensive academic palliative care programs in the Southeast.

Position Description :

Emory Palliative Medicine Academic Faculty Physicians will :

• Provide palliative care consultation as part of an interdisciplinary team of palliative care professionals for patients living with serious illness. Consultation may occur in the inpatient or outpatient setting.  Faculty physicians will exhibit excellence in professionalism, quality care, and compassion as they care for patients and interact with colleagues, other health care team members, and learners.
• Serve as the attending physician for patients admitted for General Inpatient care under their hospice benefit in one of our embedded inpatient hospice units or in a scatter-bed model.
• Actively engage in teaching at the bedside with learners completing required or elective rotations in palliative care.
• Pursue academic projects guided by one’s own clinical questions and academic interests.
• Actively engage in service to the Division, the Department, the School of Medicine, and to regional and national organizations aimed at advancing the field of palliative medicine. Identify opportunities to serve as a leader in one or more of these arenas.

Salary, Benefits, and Compensation :

Emory offers a competitive benefit and compensation package based on the Academic Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) benchmarks. Benefits can be found here :

Faculty Benefits

Interested in joining the Emory Palliative Medicine team?

Please apply online through the link below :

Assistant Professor - SOM -Palliative Medicine Physician

You are also welcome to contact Tammie Quest, MD, Director, Emory Palliative Care Center at tquest@emory.edu , or Lynn O’Neill, MD, Associate Director, Emory Palliative Care Center at lynn.oneill@emory.edu .  Please include both your CV and cover letter in your email.

Websites :

Emory University Division of Palliative Medicine

Emory Palliative Care Center