Transplant Infectious Diseases Career Development Position

Position description

The Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is seeking candidates for a one-year clinical (non-ACGME accredited) career development position in Transplant Infectious Diseases during academic year 2026-2027. Eligible applicants will have completed at least two years of an ACGME-accredited Infectious Diseases fellowship program, either board certified or board eligible in Infectious Diseases, and have a California medical license or be CA license-eligible. The application process for this one-year position does not involve the National Residency Matching Program. Successful applicants will be appointed to a full-time faculty position as Health Sciences Clinical Instructor, precepted by UCLA Transplant ID specialists. Under the supervision of the Infectious Diseases faculty, the position will work on the inpatient Transplant ID services for approximately 8 months. This will include approximately 1 weekend per month of coverage as well as working over one major holiday. Additionally, there will be an opportunity to participate in 3 months of elective time designed to complement your ID training and provide time for pursuit of scholarly activities. During general ID service, the candidate will teach medical students, residents and fellows who may be rotating. An M.D. or D.O. is required.

The focus of this position is to provide advanced training in the expanding field of Transplant Infectious Diseases and will offer exposure to patients undergoing heart, lung, liver, and kidney transplantation and ventricular assist device implantation, as well as patients with hematologic malignancies and undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation.

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Qualifications

Basic qualifications

An M.D. or D.O. is required.

Additional qualifications

Must have completed at least two years of an ACGME-accredited Infectious Diseases fellowship program.

Must be board certified or board eligible in Infectious Diseases.

Must have a California medical license or be CA license-eligible.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• UCLA Mission Statement - As the nation's premier public research university, UC's mission is the creation, dissemination, preservation and application of knowledge for the betterment of our global society. We have a particular responsibility to the people of the state of California which we express in the excellence of the education we provide, the impact of the research we do, the comprehensive, life-saving medical services we provide, and the public service mission we are devoted to. The University of California promotes the social mobility of its students, equips them with the tools and experience that furthers their ambitions, and regards their accomplishments across the life span as evidence of the profoundly positive impact of higher education. The UCLA campus has expressed these goals in its strategic plan as follows :

Deepen our engagement with Los Angeles

Expand our reach as a global university

Enhance our research and creative activities

Elevate how we teach

Become a more effective institution

Prompt for candidates for recruitment :

Reflecting on your personal and professional experiences, highlight your past contributions and future commitments to advancing UCLA's mission as embodied in the 2023-28 strategic plan. These accomplishments and ambitions may be discussed in the context of describing your teaching, scholarship, and service

Reference requirements

1 reference letter is required, 2 reference letters optional

Apply link :

Help contact : tvanwagoner@mednet.ucla.edu

About UCLA

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and / or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

Job location

Los Angeles