Family Medicine Physician (M67726)
VCU Health - Community Memorial Hospital - South Hill, VA
VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital is a small, rural community hospital that provides a wide range of subspecialty care to a large region. In 2017, VCU Health System built a beautiful, brand-new hospital that is both aesthetically and clinically spectacular. The family medicine residency clinic is attached to the hospital. Our department provides newborn nursery and inpatient pediatrics coverage. Current inpatient volumes are approximately 300 deliveries and 50 pediatrics admissions per calendar year. High acuity cases are transferred to a higher level of care. July 1, 2025, CMH welcomed its first class of family medicine residents. The residents spend their first year of training at our main campus in Richmond, approximately 75 miles to our north, and spend their second and third years in South Hill.
Mission, History & Programs of the Department
Founded in 1970, the Department of Family Medicine and Population Health at VCU has a long and proud history of training medical students and resident physicians. Our department houses our family medicine medical student education programs, including a highly rated clerkship and two longitudinal, four-year track programs. Our department is one of the top ten in the nation for family medicine research.
We have four affiliated family medicine residency programs at various locations around the Commonwealth of Virginia in addition to our new VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital Family Medicine Residency, which will graduate its first class in 2027.
Chief Purpose of the Position
To practice broad scope rural family medicine and to train the next generation of family medicine physicians in Southside Virginia. This position includes clinical faculty appointment to the Department of Family Medicine and Population Health.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
-Care of pregnant women including antenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care
-Care of adults in the inpatient setting
-Care of children in the inpatient setting
-Mental Health treatment in the primary care setting
-Substance abuse treatment to include medically assisted therapy
The School of Medicine continuously strives for our workplace and learning environment to reflect the demographic and social milieu of the communities we serve. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.