General Surgery

Requirements

MidMichigan Health, an affiliate of Michigan Medicine, the health care division of the University of Michigan, has an outstanding opportunity for an experienced general surgeon or graduating resident. Applicant must have completed a residency program in General Surgery approved by the Accrediting Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association.

Certification by the American Board of Surgery or the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery or equivalent board in another country which is recognized by the American Board of Surgery. Applicants who are not board certified at the time of application but who have completed their residency or fellowship training within the last five years shall be eligible for Medical Staff appointment. However, in order to remain eligible, those applicants must achieve board certification in their primary area of practice within five (5) years from the date of completion of their residency or fellowship training and maintain board certification to the extent required by the applicable specialty/subspecialty board, and satisfy recertification requirements.

Reason for Recruitment

Community need in addition to pursuing our Level III Trauma Designation.

Practice Details

MidMichigan Health is looking for a general surgeon to add to our current team of 2! This is a community based general surgery practice providing inpatient and outpatient surgical care and clinical visits. Together they will practice as employees of a financially strong multispecialty group affiliated with a premier health system, Michigan Medicine. This opportunity will provide surgeons with a full spectrum of general surgery cases to include, but not limited to, colonoscopies, endoscopies, scopes, breast, thyroids, GI (upper and lower) and all bread and butter cases. Subspecialty support is available at our Midland location if needed.

There is the potential for teaching and leadership options within the organization.

Call

1:3

Compensation

MidMichigan Medicine Group is offering a Highly Competitive Compensation Plan with a Full Benefit Package including:

• Relocation Allowance
• Vacation
• CME Allowance
• 403(b) Plan
• Life, Health, Dental and Vision
• Long Term, Short Term Disability
• Professional Liability Coverage w/Tail

MyMichigan Health, a non-profit health system headquartered in Midland, Michigan, is a leader in providing award-winning, high-quality care to the 25-county region it serves. With Medical Centers in Alma, Alpena, Clare, Gladwin, Midland, Mt. Pleasant, Sault Ste. Marie and West Branch, MyMichigan also has affiliations with Medical Centers in St. Ignace* and Mackinac Island*. MyMichigan Health provides a full continuum of care across a wide array of settings, including urgent care centers, home health, virtual care, as well as medical offices in more than 80 specialties and subspecialties including cardiology, family medicine, hematology/oncology, neurosciences, orthopedics, pediatrics, vascular surgery, and more. MyMichigan Health demonstrates its commitment to the future of medicine by partnering with leading institutions to offer medical education programs that train medical students, physicians, nurse practitioner and physician assistant students, nursing students and other clinical experts for our region. Recognized by Forbes in 2022 as one of ‘America’s Best Employers by State,’ MyMichigan is a major employer in all of the areas it serves. In fact, its more than 10,180 employees, volunteers, health care providers and other personnel work together to create healthy communities through solutions designed to meet the ever-changing needs of the 981,000 residents in the health system’s 25-county service area. In fiscal year 2022, MyMichigan Health provided $132 million in community benefits, as well as supported its patients and families with new equipment, services and programs with funds raised by the MyMichigan Health Foundation.

_{*Not affiliated with the University of Michigan Health System.}

Our Mission: To provide excellent health services to improve the quality of life for people in our communities.

Our Vision: We celebrate the power of health throughout life - with you.

Our Values: At MyMichigan Health, we hold these values to be fundamental - 

• Excellence – We offer nothing less than the best.
• Integrity – We do the right thing, each time, every time.
• Teamwork – We provide individual commitment to a group effort.
• Accountability – We accept responsibility for all we do.

Fast Facts

• Serving Ogemaw and surrounding communities since 1927
• Full continuum of health care services normally found only in much larger communities
• Updated 17,505 square-foot state-of-the-art Emergency Department
• Three surgical suites
• Wound Treatment Center
• Certified as a stroke-ready hospital by the Accreditation for Health Care in 2022

Awards

• 2020 | Top Performer Award - Professional Research Consultants, Inc.
• 2019 | High performance ranking in COPD - U.S. News & World Report

• 2004 | Governor’s Award of Excellence for improving care in the hospital and emergency room settings - Michigan's Performance Improvement Organization (MPRO)

Advanced Technologies

• 3D Mammography/3D Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
• 64- and 128-slice CT Scanner
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanning

Community Served

West Branch is the perfect place to live where you vacation! Come discover a rich bounty of outdoor fun in West Branch and Ogemaw County! Whether you’re visiting in the warm summer months or during our snow-filled winters, we have activities fit for families, friends, and the adventurous individual! Relax after a long day of fun in our quaint downtown area with great shopping and dining opportunities. Stay the night in one of our fully equipped campsites or enjoy the pool at a local resort. You don’t need to travel too far north to enjoy Michigan’s natural wonder!

The Best of Both Worlds

The middle and northern Michigan is a wonderful place to live and work –– truly, the best of both worlds. For more information, check out our series of short video clips: "The Best of Both Worlds" and find out what has brought so many other physicians here to the middle of Michigan.