Open Rank Multiple Sclerosis Faculty, Department of Neurology
- Position:
- Open Rank Multiple Sclerosis Faculty, Department of Neurology
- Specialty:
- Neurology – Multiple Sclerosis, Academic Med, Neuroscience
- Location:
- Augusta, GA
Position Overview
The Department of Neurology at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University is seeking a MS specialist to join our established MS Comprehensive Care Center. This position will provide patient care in our outpatient MS clinic and provide oversight and mentorship for Neurology residents and medical students. Engagement in clinical research is strongly encouraged.
Minimum Requirements
- MD or DO
- Fellowship trained in Multiple Sclerosis
- Board Certified/Board Eligible in Neurology
Position Specifics
Multiple Sclerosis Center
The mission of the Multiple Sclerosis Center is to improve the quality of life of people living with Multiple Sclerosis by assisting with the treatment and management of care of the MS patient. The Multiple Sclerosis (MS) section of Neurology is an interdisciplinary program that strives to meet the changing needs of people living with MS.
The MS Center at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University is affiliated with the Georgia Chapter and the South Carolina Regional Office of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Neuroscience Center of Excellence
The Neuroscience Center of Excellence at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University offers expert patient care in a variety of neurological and neurosurgical subspecialties. Our program includes the first ALS Association certified center in Georgia, a National Parkinson’s Center of Excellence, a National Association of Epilepsy level 4 center, a 20 bed Neurocritical Care Unit, a comprehensive stroke program accredited by the Joint Commission of Healthcare Organizations, as well as child and adult neurology residency programs and multiple subspecialty fellowships.
Department of Neurology
The Department of Neurology at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University aims for the highest quality of clinical care, the best training experience for our medical students, residents, and fellows, and the performance of cutting-edge research.
Our teaching mission includes medical students, residents, and fellows undergoing advanced training. Research activities in the department include both basic science and clinical and translational investigations. Additionally, our multidisciplinary Neuroscience Center of Excellence facilitates active collaborations with subspecialists from other departments including general neurosurgery, neuroradiology, neuro-otology, neuro-ophthalmology, functional neurosurgery (deep brain stimulation and epilepsy surgery), neuro-gastroenterology and basic science. Our facility houses a wide variety of other specialties including a level I trauma center, and seven ICUs (neurology, shock trauma, surgery, pediatric, neonatal, cardiology, and medical).
We have a strong foundation in general neurology and neurological subspecialities including:
- Stroke/telestroke
- General neurology/headache
- Movement disorders
- Neurocognitive disorders
- Epilepsy
- Neuromuscular disorders
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Clinical neurophysiology
- Neuropsychology
- Neurocritical care
- Interventional neurology
- Child neurology
About the Medical College of Georgia
The Medical College of Georgia (MCG) is the flagship medical school of the University System of Georgia, the state’s only public medical school, and one of the top 5 largest medical schools in the United States. Founded nearly 200 years ago in 1828 as the nation’s fifth public medical school, the third medical school in the Southeast and the thirteenth in the nation, MCG has risen to its current role optimizing health care in Georgia and beyond through education, discovery, and service.
The Medical College of Georgia educational experience is anchored by the main campus in Augusta, as well as three regional clinical campuses for third-and fourth-year students and a second four-year campus in Athens, Georgia in partnership with the University of Georgia. The state’s medical school also offers clinical training in more than 200 sites across the state providing students experience in the full spectrum of medicine, from tertiary/quaternary care hospitals to small-town solo practices. MCG and its teaching hospitals provide postgraduate education to nearly 500 residents in 44 different programs. More than 51 percent of MCG graduates remain in Georgia to practice, well above the average retention rate of 39 percent. In 2016 MCG graduated more than twice the number of physicians going into primary care and core specialties – like family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, emergency medicine, and general surgery – than any other medical school in the state of Georgia.
Augusta University Health System
Augusta University Health is a world-class health care network, offering the most comprehensive primary, specialty and subspecialty care in the region. AU Health provides skilled, compassionate care to its patients, conducts leading-edge clinical research and fosters the medical education and training of tomorrow’s healthcare practitioners. Augusta University Health is a not-for-profit corporation that manages the clinical operations associated with Augusta University. The health system in numbers:
- 478-bed Augusta University Medical Center at Augusta University
- 154-bed Children’s Hospital of Georgia including the region’s only Level IV NICU
- More than 80 outpatient practice sites in one convenient setting (Medical Office Building)
- Critical Care Center, housing a 13-county regional Level I trauma center
In addition to providing care in the Augusta area, Augusta University Health physicians travel to satellite practice sites throughout Georgia illustrating our commitment to care for people across the state and region. Augusta University Health is a thriving academic health center that also is affiliated with the following entities:
Augusta University – Augusta University’s Health Sciences Campus is composed of the:
- Colleges of Allied Health
- College of Dental Medicine
- Graduate Studies
- Nursing
- Medical College of Georgia
Faculty group practice plans, including the:
- AU Medical Associates
- AU Dental Associates
- Allied Health Practice Group
- School of Nursing Faculty Practice Group
Location – Augusta, GA
Georgia’s second oldest and second-largest city, Augusta, is situated on the southern banks of the storied Savannah River. Serving as a halfway point between the Appalachian Mountains to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, Augusta is a thriving community built on a solid foundation of local pride and artistic eccentricity.
A timeless locale, a visit to Augusta is a life-altering lesson in Southern hospitality. While other places have undergone cultural revolutions, Augusta underwent a cultural evolution instead, trading big city lights and loud, busy streets for cold sweet tea and a shore-side view of the Savannah River. Downtown, locally owned shops and restaurants mingle in the shade of memorable hangouts, and state-of-the-art galleries beckon artists, lovers, thinkers, and dreamers alike to the South’s “Garden City.”
Augusta is so much more than just a cozy place to live. Spearheaded by the next generation of musicians, foodies, artists and go-getters, the old city comes to life at night, offering live music, theater shows, and a wealth of hole-in-the-wall eateries built to please. In addition to serving as a haven of technology and the arts, Augusta is also home to some of the nation’s most beautiful lakes and trails, offering year-round outdoor adventures.
Sporting life is synonymous with the Augusta name, and the city proper is home to a number of professional baseball, roller derby and rugby teams. Several annual sporting events take place in and around Augusta, including the Ironman 70.3 Augusta triathlon, the Augusta Futurity, and the always exciting Augusta Southern Nationals, dubbed by those in the know as the “World’s Richest Drag Boat Race.”
On top of world-class entertainment and outdoor sporting, Augusta is also world-renowned as the home of The Masters—an annual golf tournament sometimes dubbed the “Super Bowl” of golf. Every year during the first full week in April, Augusta becomes the golf capitol of the world, welcoming local legends, and long-time favorites back to the prettiest course on Earth.
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