Family Medicine Residency Core Faculty Position

The Cleveland Clinic Family Medicine Residency program is seeking a full-time faculty physician.  If you are passionate about teaching and want to be an integral part of training the primary care workforce of the future then you’ve found the right position.  We are seeking a family physician to join our collaborative, creative and experienced team.

This well-established community hospital residency is located within the Lakewood Family Health Center, a state of the art facility established in 2018 and fully equipped to provide an environment that supports team-based primary care.  With a tradition of excellence since its inception, this highly successful residency is one of the first MD/DO accredited family medicine residencies established in the US.  

Our residency has a 40+ year history of training many of the family doctors practicing in NE Ohio. Our residents excel in the vigorous and supportive learning environment of our 8-8-8 program.

Candidates with a career interest in osteopathic medical education are especially encouraged to apply.  Responsibilities include teaching and supervision of residents and medical students and direct clinical patient care.  Inpatient and outpatient skills are required.  Residency faculty are members of the Cleveland Clinic Department of Family Medicine and have faculty appointments with Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. 

Our Innovative Residency Program Highlights

• ACGME Osteopathic Recognition
• Inpatient hospital service to care for our own clinic patients including OB
• Partnership with Ohio University-Heritage College of Medicine, an accelerated family medicine curriculum
• A Primary Care Clinic within Lakewood High School
• Focus on ACO/Population Health Focus/Health Equity
• Committed to LGBTQ Healthcare Equality
• Integrated Psychiatry Clinic
• Unique, Innovative Residency Training
  • Health Promotion Rotation
  • Integrative Medicine Residency (IMR) Training
  • Management of Healthcare Systems Rotation
  • Sports Medicine Curriculum
  • Ultrasound Curriculum
  • Physician Wellness Curriculum

Our Approach to Family Medicine

We operate in a group practice model emphasizing precepts of population health and combining the best attributes of community-based primary care within an academic setting.  The Center for Family Medicine (CFM), our residency clinic provides team-based medical care to about 10,000 patients with faculty and residents providing continuity care to their own patient panels.

All medical and subspecialty consults, e-consults, diagnostic, and therapeutic services are readily available throughout our Cleveland Clinic Health System which utilizes Epic EMR.  Our practice has a full spectrum of support for including Medical Assistants, Advance Practice Providers (APPs), Pharmacists, Counselors, and Social Workers.

Our Neighborhood and Community

Lakewood is a vibrant inner-ring suburb, located along the southern shore of Lake Erie only 5-miles from downtown Cleveland, Ohio.  Lakewood is known for its great schools, safe neighborhoods and a strong sense of community.  Cleveland is known for its major cultural institutions of Playhouse Square, Cleveland Museum of Art, the Cleveland Orchestra and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as well as Cleveland Metroparks nature reserve system, award-winning chef-run restaurants and professional sports teams.

Compensation and Benefits

Our robust benefits package goes far beyond a competitive salary. When you join Cleveland Clinic, you will enjoy the best healthcare available, malpractice insurance with  tail coverage, retirement matching, relocation and education allowances, paid vacation and many other benefits.

Cleveland Clinic is one of a few truly integrated care delivery systems in the country where care teams pool their wisdom and expertise for the benefit of the patient and the community.  We work to provide compassionate, highest quality healthcare in a setting of education and research.  

Check Out Our Residency Website

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/community-care/medical-professionals/family-medicine-residency-program

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Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit, multispecialty academic medical center that's recognized in the U.S. and throughout the world for its expertise and care. Cleveland Clinic integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, it was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. Cleveland Clinic has pioneered many medical breakthroughs, including coronary artery bypass surgery and the first face transplant in the United States. U.S. News & World Report consistently names Cleveland Clinic as one of the nation’s best hospitals in its annual “America’s Best Hospitals” survey. Among Cleveland Clinic’s 72,500 employees worldwide are more than 5,700 salaried physicians and researchers, and 20,100 registered nurses and advanced practice providers, representing 140 medical specialties and subspecialties. Cleveland Clinic is a 6,690-bed health system that includes a 173-acre main campus near downtown Cleveland, 23 hospitals, more than 270 outpatient facilities, including locations in northeast Ohio; southeast Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; Toronto, Canada; Abu Dhabi, UAE; and London, England. In 2023, there were 13.7 million total outpatient visits, 323,000 hospital admissions and observations, and 301,000 surgical cases throughout Cleveland Clinic’s health system. Patients came for treatment from every state and 185 countries. 

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