Physician Recruitment
United Medical Associates is the largest multi-specialty group practice in Broome County, NY, with physician members representing more than 25 medical and surgical specialties. A large primary care base supports our specialists at over a dozen office locations around the community.
United Medical Associates is an affiliate of United Health Services, Inc., the leading integrated health care system in the greater Broome County area, providing care to people living in the Binghamton urban center, as well as in surrounding suburban and rural communities in southern New York and northern Pennsylvania.
The full-service group practice is well supported with services that include audiology, physical therapy,
x-ray, CT scan,
ultrasound,
laboratory and
pharmacy. These services help ensure that our patients receive prompt attention and quality care.
Clinical Excellence
United Medical Associates is strengthened by its affiliation with United Health Services, a premier, 500 bed system made up of a tertiary-care regional medical center and three community hospitals, a geriatric campus, a retirement living campus and two home care agencies.
United Health Services Hospitals is the regional referral center for such medical specialties as cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, renal dialysis, neonatal intensive care, trauma care, reconstructive surgery, chemical dependency care and physical rehabilitation.
It also is the home of the Decker Center for Advanced Medical Treatment and a Cancer Care Center, and is a major teaching affiliate of the Clinical Campus at Binghamton of the State University of New York’s Health Science Center.
United Medical Associates physicians staff a large urgent-care center in the region. In addition, its doctors provide staffing at the Trauma Center at Wilson Regional Medical Center and the Emergency Department at Binghamton General Hospital, as well as at the Occupational Medicine Program operated by United Health Services Hospitals.
United Health Services and United Medical Associates maintain strong ongoing relationships with primary care physicians at a network of rural family care centers throughout a six-county region and beyond.
A total of 90 percent of all United Medical Associates referrals stay within the group when the specialty needed is one that’s available in the group.
Build Your Practice
The physicians at United Medical Associates have many opportunities for practice building and career advancement.
Practitioners can become involved with clinical research by participating in nationwide clinical trials and other projects through
Regional Clinical Research, Inc.
Areas of current or planned research activity include studies relating to gastroenterology, cardiology, diabetes, osteoarthritis, pediatrics and women’s health and new study proposals are being sought.
Those physicians who enjoy teaching may have the opportunity to participate in the Medical Residency Program in internal medicine and family practice at United Health Services Hospitals, the community’s only teaching hospital. Established in the 1940s, the program has produced many benefits for patients and the community. Over 1,000 physicians have graduated from the residency program and many have remained to practice in the community. Faculty appointments with the SUNY Health science Center’s Clinical Campus at Binghamton are available to practitioners and the hospitals offer many programs in continuing professional education.
To enhance your practice options, United Medical
Associates has longstanding relationships with a number of elementary and secondary schools in the area providing physical examinations for students and a wide range of sports medicine services.
United Medical Associates physicians work in modern, comfortable offices with an atmosphere that is warm, inviting and collegial. Patient billing, medical records and other business services, including coding expertise, are supplied by practice management professionals. This allows doctors to devote their full attention to clinical care and professional interests.
Library resources for our physicians include UptoDate, OVID and Micromedex. Clinical results are available in your office, home and on your PDA, this includes lab, radiology in- and out-patient meds and inpatient digital radiology images. Physician office schedule available as well.
Quality of Life
Situated between the Catskills and the Finger Lakes in the Southern Tier of upstate New York, Broome County combines small-town charm with the cultural attractions of a major city. The birthplace of IBM and Link flight simulators, it is home to Binghamton University, regarded as one of the nation’s leading public institutions of higher learning.
The “Triple Cities” of Binghamton, Johnson City and Endicott form the centerpiece of the region, which consistently receives high quality-of-life ratings from national surveys, and is especially noteworthy for its proud and divers ethnic heritage.
Broome County and its surrounding communities feature the Roberson Museum and Science Center, Kopernik Observatory, Link Planetarium, Forum and Anderson Center performing arts facilities, minor-league baseball and hockey franchises, the PGA Tour’s annual B.C. Open Golf Tournament and some top golf courses, ski resorts and trout streams in the Northeast. Nearby are the Baseball Hall of Fame and the Corning Glass Center in New York State, and the Steamtown National Historic Site in Pennsylvania.
A delightful variety of housing options are available, in settings ranging from suburban to small-town to distinctly rural, all within an easy commute. Home prices are extremely affordable compared to other East Coast urban markets, and the area is known for its low crime rate, clean environment and "high quality of community life.” Families can choose from many educational options, as the region abounds in academically excellent parochial and public schools. Along with Binghamton University, part of the State University of New York system, there is a wide array of other colleges close by, including Cornell and Syracuse Universities.
Centrally located at the hub of three interstate highways, with convenient access to Pennsylvania, New York City, Syracuse, the Adirondacks and Canada, the area is also served by major airlines at the Binghamton Regional Airport.
Benefits
United Medical Associates, P.C. provides a competitive income and comprehensive benefits package including:
Occurrence based medical malpractice coverage.
Vacation / CME is inclusive in a three year step increment package of four (4) weeks with salary your first year of employment, five (5) weeks the second year, and six (6) the third year and each year thereafter.
Participation in 403(b) and a 457(b) plans.
Health and dental coverage for the physician and family
