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Employment Opportunities at Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM) are listed below. Additional information is available through Liberty University Human Resources.

Standardized Patient Program

Train to portray medical and mental health conditions/characteristics of a real patient. This gives Liberty osteopathic medical students an opportunity to practice physical exam skills, history-taking skills, communication skills, and other various exercises through a safe, simulated clinical environment.

Learn more about the Standardized Patient Program

LUCOM Academic Faculty Openings

LUCOM is a faith-based institution, with osteopathic medical students guided by the principles of the Christian worldview to become knowledgeable, competent, and effective servant-leaders for their patients and society. Our mission, as a distinctly Christian medical school, is to glorify God through the provision of quality medical care by developing osteopathic physicians to serve those in need.


Department of Clinical Affairs

Internal Medicine

The Department of Clinical Affairs is actively searching for a qualified individual — Internal Medicine Faculty (rank commensurate with experience).

The successful candidate will be responsible to demonstrate knowledge, skills, and expertise in their discipline that supports the biomedical or clinical sciences required for the educational processes and procedures to train osteopathic medical students. The successful candidate will take actions that advance the mission, vision, goals, and values of the University and College, provide service to the university and professional communities, and engage in innovative scholarship and research to advance medical knowledge.

The faculty member will participate in the assessment and evaluation of students and residents, and provide feedback, faculty support, and professional development for students and residents. There will be opportunities to provide service to the medical school, university, and professional communities.

Applicants must have an MD or DO degree with expertise in internal medicine. Candidates will demonstrate the highest standards of professionalism and ethical behavior in all aspects of personal and professional actions and performance. Faculty will demonstrate and role model an ongoing ability to work cooperatively with students, residents, faculty and staff colleagues, administrative leaders, and colleagues in graduate medical education and clinical practice settings. Candidates must be eligible for medical licensure in Virginia and meet credentialing requirements for clinical practice.


Department of Family Medicine

Family Medicine

The Department of Family Medicine is actively searching for a qualified individual – Family Medicine Faculty (rank commensurate with experience).

Candidates will demonstrate educational experience and clinical expertise in Family Medicine that ensures the integration of scientifically based, outcome evaluated clinical knowledge and skills, biomedical sciences, and osteopathic principles and practices for medical students and residents. In this clinician-educator position, the faculty member will engage in the clinical practice of family medicine while teaching students and residents to enhance their learning in classroom environments, clinical settings, simulation-based settings, and laboratory experiences and through scholarship and research opportunities.

The faculty member will participate in the assessment and evaluation of students and residents, and provide feedback, faculty support, and professional development for students and residents. There will be opportunities to provide service to the medical school, university, and professional communities.

Candidates will demonstrate the highest standards of professionalism and ethical behavior in all aspects of personal and professional actions and performance. Faculty will demonstrate and role model an ongoing ability to work cooperatively with students, residents, faculty and staff colleagues, administrative leaders, and colleagues in graduate medical education and clinical practice settings. Candidates must be eligible for medical licensure in Virginia and meet credentialing requirements for clinical practice.

For more information and/or to send letters of interest (current CV included), please email LUCOMINFO@liberty.edu with Family Medicine in the subject line.


Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM)

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

The Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine is actively searching for a qualified individual – Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Faculty (rank commensurate with experience).

The successful candidate will be responsible for osteopathic manual medicine instruc­tion of medical students as a member of systems-based teaching teams involving lecture and active teaching methods. In addition to lectures, teaching methods will include both case-based and team-based presenta­tions. This position reports directly to the Chair of the Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and the new faculty member will be expected to grow pro­fessionally through participation in service and schol­arly/research and administrative responsibilities.

Applicants must have a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) terminal degree with current Board Certification and three years academic experi­ence as a full-time faculty member at an osteopathic or allopathic school, or another doctoral-level allied health college as well as extensive experience in research or scholarly activity at a nationally recognized facility or as a full-time faculty member in a Graduate Medical Education program. Faculty members are expected to contribute to a positive Christian environment in the course of mentoring LUCOM students.

For more information and/or to send letters of interest (current CV included), please email LUCOMINFO@liberty.edu with OMM in the subject line.


Faculty Applicant Requirements

Candidate(s) must have a terminal degree unless otherwise noted, current board certification, and be in good standing with the state and federal regulatory and licensing agencies.

Clinical faculty members are expected to contribute significantly to the collaborative development of interdisciplinary, integrative, and competency-based medical curricula, to medical service, medical outreach, and leadership commitments of LUCOM.

Biomedical and clinical faculty are expected to contribute to research and scholarly contributions at LUCOM; protected time is provided.


Non-Discrimination Policy

Liberty University does not engage in unlawful discrimination or harassment because of race, color, ancestry, religion, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, or military veteran status in its educational programs and activities. Liberty University maintains its Christian mission and reserves its right to discriminate on the basis of religion to the extent that applicable law respects its right to act in furtherance of its religious objectives. Specifically, the College of Osteopathic Medicine furthers the University’s religious mission by using religion-based criteria in hiring. Although the College of Osteopathic Medicine does not use religion-based criteria in student admissions, its students are expected to abide by its Code of Conduct.

The College of Osteopathic Medicine accepts the teaching of the traditional biblical view with regard to sexual conduct outside a biblically ordained marriage between a natural-born man and a natural-born woman, which is incorporated into its Code of Conduct. Consistent with those teachings, the College of Osteopathic Medicine does not discriminate solely on the basis of an individual’s professed sexual orientation, but only with regard to accompanying sexual conduct or other actions that undermine essential elements of the University’s Christian mission.

The College of Osteopathic Medicine also takes into account personal history and fitness to practice medicine in its admissions and retention decisions. Specifically, the College of Osteopathic Medicine requires compliance with the Technical Standards to be qualified for its programs; however, qualified students have the opportunity to request accommodations and any decisions based on failure to meet its standards can be appealed.

The following persons have been designated to coordinate Liberty University’s compliance with certain anti-discrimination laws: Coordinator of LU Online Disability Accommodation Support at (434) 592-5417 or luoodas@liberty.edu; Director of Disability Accommodation Support (Residential) at (434) 582-2159 or odas@liberty.edu; Executive Director of Title IX at (434) 592-4999 or TitleIX@liberty.edu.

Read more information about the Liberty University Non-Discrimination Policy.