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Academic Geriatricians
Ottawa, Canada
Earning Potential: $400,000 - $750,000
Full Time Opportunities Available
Our client, The Ottawa Hospital, one of the largest teaching hospitals in Canada, is seeking Geriatricians to join their expanding team. The hospital provides dedicated care to approximately 1.3 million patients in Eastern Ontario and is the main training site for 160 medical students and over 1000 residents in the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine.
The Division of Geriatric Medicine is renowned for delivery of outstanding care and recognized internationally for its programs, including creating the foundation for the development of the globally endorsed and communicated Geriatrics 5Ms: Mind, Mobility, Medications, Multi-complexity & Matters Most, as a way to explain what Geriatricians do. The Division of Geriatric Medicine consists of a dynamic group of 10 full-time academic Geriatricians within a progressive Department of Medicine (http://thinkottawamedicine.ca). The Division is an integral partner of the Regional Geriatric Program of Eastern Ontario (http://rgpeo.com) which manages a wide spectrum of services for older people within the region.
The Ottawa Hospital is a 1150 bed tertiary-care hospital serving Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec at four inpatient sites (Civic, General, Heart Institute, and the Rehabilitation Centre) and one ambulatory center (Riverside). There are approximately 50,000 inpatient admissions, 160,000 emergency visits and over one million outpatient visits annually.
The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) is TOH’s research arm. It ranks fourth out of more than 600 Canadian hospitals for competitive, peer-reviewed grants from the prestigious Canadian Institutes of Health Research. OHRI houses over 2,200 researchers, publishing more than 2,000 studies yearly, with hundreds being high impact publications (top 10% or citations) and placing 5th overall in Canada for research funding.
The Department of Medicine is a research-intensive Department. Members currently hold 28 University Research Chairs. The Department receives approximately $60 million per year in external research funding and members publish approximately 1200 peer-reviewed publications annually.
The Faculty of Medicine is a nationally recognized leader, ranked among Canada’s top-tier medical faculties. The Faculty ranks 3rd in Canada for research intensity in Medicine/Science (Maclean’s) and 4th in Canada for citations (2022 THE rankings). The University of Ottawa is the largest bilingual (English-French) university in the world and the first and largest bilingual medical school in Canada. The Faculty of Medicine has a long history of conducting the highest quality basic and clinical research, in close partnership with affiliated hospitals and research institutes. The Web of Science recently published a list of the most highly cited researchers in the world, where seven out of eight researchers identified from the University of Ottawa are from the Faculty of Medicine. Together, these remarkable achievements are a strong testament to the competitiveness and excellence of their Faculty.
Remuneration:
The income for this position is derived from a variety of sources including but not limited to clinical billings (fee-for-service), salary support (AFP) as well as honorariums/stipends.
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Qualifications:
Our clients, the Department of Medicine, are committed to upholding the values of equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in their living, learning, and work environments. They encourage qualified applicants from all groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity to apply. Please note Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. They sincerely thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted
Information and Benefits of Ottawa:
Ottawa, a lively vibrant big city with a small town feel. Ottawa boasts the great restaurants and the cultural, arts and sporting activities of a big city while also providing small town amenities such as affordable high quality housing in child-friendly neighborhoods minutes away from schools, parks, nature and work. Ottawa is a brilliant place to raise a young family while pursuing a successful rewarding career in
Geriatrics! City of Ottawa
Interested candidates please contact or send CV to:
Sandra Carew
Physician Recruitment Consultant
CanAm Physician Recruiting Inc.
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