Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is recruiting a full-time Autopsy Assistant in the county of Mecosta . Responsible for preparing bodies for postmortem examinations, assists pathologist during and after the examination, and prepares body for release to funeral home; provide medical photography services. Provides support with transfer of cadavers to anatomy laboratory and into storage, maintenance of cadavers and the anatomy lab, and assisting with prosections of cadavers, as needed.Performs routine and non-routine activities involved in the storage, filing, and preparation of slides for microscopic evaluation and adheres to established quality control criteria and established procedures.

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is recruiting for a Coordinator within the Health Careers Pathway and Diversity Programs. In this role, the ideal candidate will be responsible for assisting the Associate Dean for Health Equity and Community Affairs with pathway program development and assists the Assistant Dean of Diversity with program development for diversity affairs. Responsible for program activities with the goal of establishing educational partnerships, identification and recruitment of promising diverse students in grades 3-12 through undergraduate college. Planning and implementation of academic enrichment activities including curriculum development, coordination of shadowing and health related community service opportunities to prepare youth for entry into and successful completion of health professional training programs, and program evaluation. Coordinates programs developed in partnership with undergraduate universities and colleges for pathway programs for diversity in health careers and increasing diversity in the medical school. Assists with developing and planning programs for increasing diversity and equity for medical school students and medical school staff.

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) is seeking a dynamic, creative and energetic Manager of Annual Giving and Alumni Engagement. The Manager will be responsible for a dual portfolio of annual giving and alumni engagement programs. The annual giving portfolio will include The WMed Fund, Dean’s Circle Leadership Giving Program, Workplace Giving Program, and Annual White Coat Giving Program. The alumni engagement portfolio will include creating value-added alumni engagement and alumni relations programs with medical school alumni and medical resident alumni. The Manager will also be responsible for planning and implementing several special events each year. Experience with e-newsletters and social media a plus.  

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine has an exciting opportunity for a Medical Assistant. Responsible for actively participating in coordination of patient flow and services with a focus on patient centered care.  Collects patient information related to patient visit or procedure.  Assists with procedures and administers approved medication.  Assists physician and team members with patient care, clerical, environmental and organizational tasks. Maintains a positive attitude while providing assistance in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary clinic. Assists in optimizing education for residents and students in program rotations.  

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine is recruiting for an Core Clerkship Coordinator. The core clerkship coordinator position will act as a first point of contact and liaison for all medical students, faculty, residents, community faculty, site personnel and school administration, and must be knowledgeable about medical education in general, the clerkship, the student programs within the medical school, and its relationship with other clerkships within the medical school. This role will retrieve, maintain, and tabulate the records of student performance for each clerkship rotation, and must ensure that all aspects of the clerkship operate in a smooth, timely, and professional manner. It is expected that this position will understand the curricular goals, policies, and standards of the specific clerkship, department, and medical school.

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery-Medical Engineering at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine invites applications for a Postdoctoral-Medical Engineering Associate.  Seeking a highly qualified and creative scientist with expertise in tissue engineering, conductive polymers and 3D bioprinting. The Postdoctoral Associate will be actively involved in advancing the ongoing projects as well as developing new hypothesis-based projects and will have the opportunity to work with researchers and clinicians. The candidate should be an independent thinker with the ability to troubleshoot challenging problems with innovative ideas.

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is seeking an On-Call Orthopaedic Technician.  Responsible for assisting physicians and team with patient care, clerical, environmental and organizational tasks.  Applies casts, splints and other orthopaedic devices.  

WMed is one of the newest U.S. Medical schools and continues to achieve great successes on the journey to excellence.  With the retirement of the founding Dean, Dr. Hal B. Jensen, the new Dean will lead the organization through the next strategic planning process and so have significant impact on the school’s future direction and national impact. The medical school is a collaboration of Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo’s two teaching health systems – Ascension Borgess and Bronson Healthcare. The medical school is a private 501(c)(3), supported by private gifts, clinical revenues, research activities, tuition and endowment income.   The inaugural class graduated in 2018 after completing an innovative, patient-centered, four-year curriculum. WMed offers three Master of Science degree programs in Biomedical Sciences, Clinical Informatics, and Medical Engineering. More than 200 residents and fellows train in ten residencies and five accredited fellowships. WMed Health is the clinical practice of the medical school with more than 330 providers (including residents and fellows) offering comprehensive primary care and specialty services.

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is seeking an On-Call Autopsy Assistant within our Department of Pathology. Responsible for preparing bodies for postmortem examinations, assists pathologist during and after the examination, and prepares body for release to funeral home; provide medical photography services. Provides support with transfer of cadavers to anatomy laboratory and into storage, maintenance of cadavers and the anatomy lab, and assisting with prosections of cadavers, as needed.Performs routine and non-routine activities involved in the storage, filing, and preparation of slides for microscopic evaluation and adheres to established quality control criteria and established procedures.

The combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics program at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) seeks a full-time, board-certified or board eligible Medicine-Pediatrics faculty to expand and enhance clinical services, research, and medical student and resident training in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. The program is well-integrated within the departments of Internal Medicine, and Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, each with separate categorical programs. Both departments have a diversity of community faculty as well as faculty employed by the medical school. The MedPeds residency program has 16 residents and fully accredited with all subspecialty care and tertiary care capabilities.

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is recruiting for a full-time Registration/Scheduler within our clinics. Responsible for answering and directing incoming calls; scheduling and/or rescheduling clinic appointments; registering patients into the computer system.

The Department of Psychiatry, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) seeks a board-certified psychiatrist to join its growing academic department as the Director of its Psychiatry Residency Training Program. The department currently has 16 full-time, academic, employed faculty members. The psychiatry residency program is a fully accredited program with 24 residents (6 per year with accreditation up to 8 per year). This is a well-established residency program that is looking to expand and enhance psychiatric clinical services, research, and both medical student and resident training. There are significant clinical and research collaborations with community mental health care (SWMBH and ICS), the VA system (BCVHA), and collaborative care psychiatry arrangements with a number of WMed Health, Bronson, and Ascension Borgess primary care, family medicine, and pediatric practice groups.   The Department of Psychiatry is currently in a rapid growth phase with development of several community clinical collaborations and program enhancements. Progress has been made in developing funding for four endowed faculty positions and program development. One of the endowed professorships will be for the Chair of the Department and the other three endowed professorships and three endowed fellowships will be in each of the priority areas (emergency psychiatry, child/perinatal psychiatry, and geriatric psychiatry). Building on a 20-year legacy of excellent residency training, the Department is now poised for the initiation of fellowship training and expansion of collaborative care and tele-psychiatry.

The department of Psychiatry, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) seeks a board eligible or board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist to join its growing academic department. The department currently has 14 full-time academic employed faculty members. The psychiatry residency program is a fully accredited program with 24 residents (6 per year with accreditation up to 8 per year). This is a newer medical school that is looking to expand and enhance psychiatric clinical services, research, and both medical student and resident training. There are significant clinical and research collaborations with community mental health care (SWMBH and ICS), the VA system (BCVHA), and collaborative care psychiatry arrangements with a number of WMed Health, Bronson, and Ascension Borgess primary care, family medicine, and pediatric practice groups.   The Department of Psychiatry is currently in a rapid growth phase with development of several community clinical collaborations and program enhancements. Progress has been made in developing funding for four endowed faculty positions and program development. One of the endowed professorships will be for the Chair of the Department and the other three endowed professorships and the three endowed fellowships will be in each of the priority areas (emergency psychiatry, child/perinatal psychiatry, and geriatric psychiatry).

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine seeks an exceptional educator and researcher to join the faculty of the department of Biomedical Informatics who will provide clinical informatics training to medical students and clinical informatics fellows.  The faculty member will also conduct collaborative research and scholarly activities in biomedical informatics.

The recently formed Division of Geriatrics of Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) invites applications for a full-time, twelve-month faculty position in geriatric medicine. Applications for positions at the level of Assistant, Associate, or full Professor will be considered. Rank and salary are commensurate with experience.   The Division of Geriatrics is a new division within the medical school, jointly affiliated with both the the Department of Medicine  and the Department of Family and Community Medicine and also has close ties to the Program of Medical Ethics, Law and Humanities . The faculty member will have the unique opportunity of playing a vital role in helping to shape the models of care for older people in Kalamazoo and the surrounding area. In addition the faculty member will be expected to engage in resident and student education, and other scholarly activities. The successful candidate will also work to grow the clinical services of the division.   Southwest Michigan, like many areas of the United States, is in need of geriatricians. Our community partners, Bronson Methodist Hospital, Ascension Borgess Hospital, and Senior Care Partners PACE are actively enlarging their services for older patients; the members of the Division will practice at these clinical sites, as well as the newly formed Geriatrics Clinic at WMed. There is also potential to start new programs in other settings, like nursing homes and home visits.

The Department of Surgery at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) seeks a dynamic, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking general surgeon to expand and enhance clinical services, research, and both resident and medical student training in general surgery. The department is composed of more than 60 medical school-employed and community faculty, with a fully accredited general surgery residency delivering training in a wide range of subspecialties and tertiary care. The residency program currently has 20 residents and was recently approved to increase the number of finishing chief residents from four to five, including a designated rural training track.  

The Center for Immunobiology at the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine and its Director, Thomas L. Rothstein MD, PhD, invite applications for a faculty position at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor. The Center's current focus is on the development and function of B cells in health and disease, and encompasses both human and mouse systems. Appointments will be in the Department of Investigative Medicine, within which the Center is located.

The Department of Family and Community Medicine at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) continues to lead change for health care in Michigan. An exciting new opportunity to be a founding faculty member of a 6-6-6 family medicine residency in Battle Creek, MI, is now available. This program will be sponsored by Bronson Battle Creek and will be partnering with Grace Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Battle Creek, where the Family Medicine Practice will be located.    The inaugural class of residents will enter training in July, 2019.  The faculty hired for this position will be integral in establishing the clinical practice base for the residency.  Scope of practice should demonstrate the breadth of family medicine and include obstetrics, outpatient and inpatient care.   This program joins the established WMed Family Medicine Residency in Kalamazoo, whose Family Medicine Practice is at the Family Health Center Clinic as well as the Oakland Drive Clinic, who have received patient-centered medical home certification from the National Committee of Quality Assurance (NCQA). The Bronson Hospital - Battle Creek Family Medicine Residency will join the Kalamazoo program as one of only 2 ACGME accredited residencies in the state to be housed completely in an FQHC.    WMed enrolled its first class of medical students in August 2014, which provides our faculty with the unique opportunity to be actively involved in the formation of a new school.  As a newer, smaller medical school, the opportunities for research, involvement in committees, all levels of medical education and advancement abound.  It is a great time to be teaching medicine in Southwestern Michigan!

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is seeking qualified (on-call) Medical Examiner Investigators for the Medical Examiner's Office. These individuals will investigate the medically relevant circumstances surrounding deaths reported to the Office of the Medical Examiner and prepare written reports documenting the investigative findings. We have position openings in the counties of Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Calhoun, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Kalamazoo, Mason, Muskegon, St. Joseph, Van Buren.  

The Department of Family and Community Medicine at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) is leading change in our Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), the Family Health Center of Kalamazoo (http://www.fhckzoo.com) with the patient-centered medical home model, performance improvement initiatives, and lean methods for improving operating efficiency. Our Oakland Drive Clinic and Family Health Center Clinic have received patient-centered medical home certification from the National Committee of Quality Assurance (NCQA). Our ACGME accredited 8-8-8 residency is the only one currently in the state that is based completely in an FQHC. We are also seeking ACGME accreditation for our new 6-6-6 residency in Battle Creek. WMed enrolled its first class of medical students in August 2014, which provides our faculty with the unique opportunity to be actively involved in the formation of a new school. It’s an exciting time to be teaching medicine in Kalamazoo, and you can be part of it!