ChristianaCare is recruiting an acute care surgeon to join colleagues covering a trauma/emergency general surgery service in Wilmington, Delaware. Qualified applicants will be Board-certified in surgery and may have added qualifications in surgical critical care. Applicants will be expected to participate in trauma/emergency general surgery call and rotational coverage of the Acute Care Service. A commitment to the education and supervision of medical students and residents is a must. Dedication to surgical research is a desired qualification.

Wilmington Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware, is part of the ChristianaCare a Magnet(r) non-profit health care organization, with over 1,200 beds between its three hospitals (Christiana, Wilmington, & Union Hospitals). Wilmington Hospital is a 290-bed, Level 3 trauma center partnering with the Level 1 trauma center at Christiana Hospital and participating in the statewide, integrated Delaware Trauma System. ChristianaCare has been honored repetitively as "One of America's Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report and was recently awarded Care Chex #1 ranked hospital in the nation for Patient Safety in Trauma Care.

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