Description:

The University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Departments of Family Medicine (Division of Care of the Elderly) & Medicine (Division of Geriatric Medicine) in partnership with Alberta Health Services invites applications for an Attending Physician, Geriatric Medicine (IM) / Care of the Elderly (FM).

Located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the Faculty is recognized as among the world’s top fifty medical schools and as one of Canada’s premier health-education institutions. Working in partnership with clinical sites across the Edmonton zone, the Clinical Section of Geriatric Medicine offers specialized services for older adults across acute, post-acute and community care.

The University of Alberta Hospital is one of Canada’s leading clinical, research, and teaching hospitals treating more than 700,000 patients annually from across western and northern Canada. The hospital is part of the large Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, which includes the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute and the Stollery Children’s Hospital. Services for older adults provided by the Division include acute inpatient care, inpatient consultation services, a perioperative care and fracture liaison service and outpatient clinics, provided from the Kaye Edmonton clinic.

Responsibilities include participation in and further development of the Perioperative Care Service for Older Adults, eight- ten weeks per year of acute care of the elderly service and provision of a weekly geriatric outpatient clinic. Out of hours cover (on rotation) as well as clinical bedside teaching is expected as part of this role.

The successful applicant will be expected to apply for a Clinical Academic Colleague Appointment in the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, which will be considered and arranged under a separate process through the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry.

Interested candidates are asked to submit online a letter of intent and curriculum vitae outlining their interest and motivation, education, qualifications, experience, clinical and teaching experience etc., to:

Dr. Adrian Wagg, Division Director/ Clinical Section Head, Geriatric Medicine [email protected]

 For questions on the clinical Alternative Relationship Plan contact:

Dr. Amber Peters [email protected] or Dr. Erin Park [email protected]

Applications will begin being reviewed 2 weeks after ad posted; however, the competition will remain open until the position is filled. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, we will contact only those individuals selected for an interview.

To assist the University in complying with mandatory reporting requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (R203(3) (e)), please include the first digit of your Canadian Social Insurance Number in your application. If you do not have a Canadian Social Insurance Number, please indicate this in your application.

How to Apply

Apply Online

The University of Alberta and Alberta Health Services are committed to an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from all qualified persons. We encourage women; First Nations, Métis, and Inuit persons; members of visible minority groups; persons with disabilities; persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression; and all those who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas and the University to apply.