Open Rank Instructor to Professor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Job Description

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is seeking a part-time non-tenure Open Rank Instructor to Professor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) to serve as academic physician for the new PMR program.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient psychiatry care and consultations.
• Provide outpatient follow-up.
• Work with APPs and trainees (medical students, residents, fellows, visiting students, and other allied health professionals) and facilitate interprofessional team care.
• Lead a team of medical professionals, which may include physical therapists and occupational therapists, in order to optimize patient care.
• Conduct or participate in research on injuries, diseases, and disabling conditions to improve and advance treatments.
• Liaise with community organizations to facilitate program building and awareness of physiatry services.
• Actively participate in the building and execution of the inaugural residency program for PMR at UT Health Science Center COM.
• Provide resident supervision, education and mentorship as described by the ACGME

Qualifications

EDUCATION: MD or DO. Must have completed a residency program in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

LICENSES: Must be licensed or license eligible in the State of Tennessee. Must be board certified or board eligible in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R).

For benefits information, please visit benefits-preview-packet.pdf

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is a statewide flagship, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering integrated and collaborative education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UTHSC contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.

Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Science Center is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT's doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges -- Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UTHSC spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UTHSC is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state's largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs.

Located in West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis is the second-largest city in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents, and the city ranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country. It is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, an active medical district, and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a $214 million modernization.

Memphis boasts attractions, including Elvis Presley's Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second-largest urban county park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.