Epilepsy – Clinical Faculty Rush University Medical Center

Epilepsy – Clinical Faculty

Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, IL

Rush University Medical Center, a nationally recognized clinical and academic institution, and the teaching hospital for Rush Medical and Nursing Colleges, located in downtown Chicago, invites applications for the position of Epilepsy physician to join its Rush Epilepsy Center. The Epilepsy Center has a multidisciplinary team that includes epileptologists, neuropsychologists, physiologists, pediatric and adult neurosurgeons, clinical nurse specialists and social workers.  The program offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services and provides patients with a full range of medical and surgical treatment options, including investigative therapies and approaches that are not widely available. Patients who require inpatient treatment receive care on a specialized neurological unit with staff specifically trained in neurosurgical and neurological care.

Qualified candidates must be graduates from an ACGME-accredited Neurology residency and have completed fellowship training in Epilepsy and/or Clinical Neurophysiology.  Candidates must be board certified or board eligible in Neurology.  Additional certification by the American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology is desirable.  Qualified candidates will be eligible for faculty appointment at the Assistant Professor level or higher.  Teaching epilepsy fellows, neurology residents and medical students and participating in house staff education is also an expectation.

Rush University System for Health is an academic health system whose mission is to improve the health of the individuals and the diverse communities it serves through the integration of outstanding patient care, education, research and community partnerships. Rush includes Rush University Medical Center, Rush University, Rush Copley Medical Center and Rush Oak Park Hospital, as well as numerous outpatient care facilities. Rush University, with more than 2,500 students, is a health sciences university that comprises Rush Medical College, the College of Nursing, the College of Health Sciences and the Graduate College. Rush University Medical Center is an elite medical community recognized for excellence in patient care, medical discovery and clinical expertise. Our continued pursuits have earned Rush University Medical Center the distinction of being on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals Honor Roll for 2021-2022. This places the Medical Center among the top 20 of the 3,000 hospitals evaluated. U.S. News & World Report has also recognized nine Rush programs among the nation’s best, including top 10 national rankings for neurology and neurosurgery and orthopedics. These accolades, along with many others that include a decade of Magnet® designation, reflect the collective efforts and commitment to excellence demonstrated by our physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses and medical staff. Rush University Medical Center has received Vizient's Quality Leadership Award, ranking first among 99 academic medical centers across the country. All three Rush University System for Health hospitals have earned the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation in the Healthcare Equality Index.

Interested candidates, can apply here please send your CV and cover letter to:

Yulia Fedetska

Recruiter, Faculty Recruitment
Faculty_Recruitment@Rush.edu

Rush is an equal opportunity / Affirmative Action employer