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WVU Medicine
Charleston, West Virginia

Physician - Primary Care Sports Medicine

Primary CareFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Full-Time · on_site
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 38m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join WVU Medicine as a Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician – Charleston, WV in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. Welcome! We’re excited you’re considering an opportunity with us!

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • On-site position.

Apply to join WVU Medicine as a Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician – Charleston, WV.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will practice primary care sports medicine at the Charleston and South Charleston locations. They are expected to provide high-quality patient care within the WVU Health System network.

Requirements

Applicants must hold an MD or DO degree and have completed a residency in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Med-Peds, along with a Sports Medicine fellowship. Candidates must be board certified or eligible and hold a valid state medical license.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Clinical practiceMedical diagnosisTreatment planningPatient safetyQuality improvement

Primary Care — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 52% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for West Virginia is 89.5 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.5% of West Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Primary Care roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 229 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks45 jobs · 38 employers

401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
78%
Sign-on bonus
67%
Relocation assistance
60%
Loan repayment
38%

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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

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