Aboriginal Health - Cameco Chair
Vacancy #:2012-13-00150
Number of Vacancies:1
Vacancy Opening For:Specialist
Specialist Type:Internist
 
Health Region:Saskatoon
Community:Saskatoon
Hours to International Airport:0.0
Community Website:http://www.tourismsaskatoon.com/
Employment Type:Permanent
Employment Term:Full-Time
Practice Type:Academic
 
Job Description


The Opportunity
Clinical departments in the College of Medicine represent a partnership between the University of Saskatchewan and a health region, with provincial responsibilities for the academic mission. Both community and university clinicians, educators and researchers are involved in the academic mission of clinical care of inpatients and outpatients, education of undergraduate and postgraduate trainees and research.
At present we are seeking a junior academicphysician with a special interest in one or more areas of Aboriginal Health. The founding Cameco Chair in Aboriginal Health will have an exciting opportunity to develop expertise within the broad areas of research, education and/or clinical skills pertaining to the health of Aboriginal peoples.

The Candidate
The successful candidate will be licensed in Internal Medicine, trained in general internal medicine or an internal medicine subspecialty, and hold or be eligible for a Saskatchewan medical licence. Additionally, the successful candidate for the Chair will have an established relationship with Aboriginal communities. Preference will be given to those of First Nations, Inuit or Metis heritage. A detailed description of this new position is available on request. The successful candidate must be eligible for membership on the SHR Practitioners Staff.

The University
The University of Saskatchewan is a publically funded institution established in 1907. It offers a full range of curricula, both academic and professional, with students registered in 13 colleges, including health sciences (medicine, nursing, dentistry, physiotherapy, pharmacy and nutrition and kinesiology) and veterinary sciences.

The Region
SHR is one of the most integrated and complex health delivery agencies in Canada. We are the largest health region in Saskatchewan serving more than 300,000 residents in over 100 cities, towns and rural municipalities. Saskatoon Health region is the largest single employer in the province with over 12,000 staff and 900 physicians across the Region providing a complete range of health services to residents of central and northern Saskatchewan. The city’s three acute care hospitals comprise the tertiary teaching centre for the province.

Jackie McKee
SHR Practitioner Staff Affairs
103 Hospital drive
Saskatoon, SK
S7N 0W8
Tel: (306) 655-0196
Fax: 306-655-0192

Email: jackie.mckee@saskatoonhealthregion.ca