Primary Care- Women's Health

Primary Care Physician - Womens Health (Family Medicine or Internal Medicine)

Birmingham VA Health Care System - Birmingham, Alabama
Veterans Health Administration (VHA)

Care for Women Who Served Our Nation

The Birmingham VA Health Care System is seeking a compassionate, mission-driven Primary Care Physician to join our dedicated Womens Health Clinic (WHC). This is a unique opportunity to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care to Women Veterans in a collaborative, supportive, and highly specialized environment.

Important: This is NOT a Gynecology position this is a Primary Care role focused on whole-person care for Women Veterans.

Position Overview

• Role: Womens Health Primary Care Physician (FM or IM)
• Location: Birmingham VA Health Care System - Womens Health Clinic
• Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
• Employment Type: Full-Time, Federal

Clinical Scope

Provide comprehensive primary care tailored to Women Veterans, including:

• Preventive care and wellness visits
• Acute and chronic disease management
• Uncomplicated gynecologic care
• Uncomplicated mental health management

You will build meaningful, longitudinal relationships with your patients while delivering high-quality, whole-person care.

Team-Based Care (PACT Model)

Practice within a fully supported Patient-Aligned Care Team (PACT):

• Dedicated Clerk, LPN, and RN
• Womens Health Clinical Pharmacist (PharmD)
• Social Worker support
• Specialized coordinators for:
• • Maternity care
  • Breast cancer screening
  • Cervical cancer screening

Practice Model & Patient Load

• Daily schedule: ~12-14 patients
• New patients: 60 minutes
• Established patients: 30 minutes
• Panel size: ~1,000 patients max

This structure allows for thoughtful, relationship-based care not volume-driven medicine.

Student Loan Repayment

• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) eligibility up to $200,000

Why Birmingham VA Womens Health?

• Dedicated Women Veterans-only clinic environment
• Strong leadership under an experienced Womens Health Service Line
• Highly coordinated care model with built-in specialty support
• Opportunity to serve a rapidly growing Women Veteran population
• Work in a mission-focused system where quality outweighs volume

About Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham offers a dynamic blend of urban energy and Southern charm. Known for its medical community (home to UAB), affordable cost of living, and vibrant food and arts scene, Birmingham is an ideal place to build both your career and your life.

Why VA?

At VA, you dont just practice medicine you serve a mission.

To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan.
Abraham Lincoln

Apply Today

Send your CV to Harold.Liles@va.gov

Serve Women Veterans. Practice with Purpose. Thrive at VA.