Assistant Professor - Department of Medicine

Assistant Professor

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Department of Medicine is seeking a full-time non-tenure Assistant Professor. This position has 90% patient care and 10% teaching and research.

Responsibilities

Maintain active clinical practice including responsibilities as assigned by the Chief of Service, ID Section Chief, and Division Director and/or UT Regional One Physicians (UTROP)/Regional One Health (ROH) executive leadership. Clinical schedule will be assigned by the Division Director and will consist of working in various ROH outpatient settings and participation in the ID rotation in accordance with departmental standards established by the departmental leadership. This position will teach medical students, residents, and fellows. The anticipated schedule will resemble the following:

• 10-12 weeks of ID IP consulting service
• 1 ID clinic per week
• 2 Adult Special Care (ASC) clinic per week
• 1-2 ID telemedicine clinics per week
• OP clinic schedule will be reduced during weeks assigned to the IP consult service.

Qualifications

EDUCATION: M.D. Degree.

LICENSURE: Eligible for Tennessee. Board certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease.

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 Center is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering 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, UT Health Science Center 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. UT Health Science Center 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. UT Health Science Center 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.

Job Info

• Job Identification 5182
• Job Category Faculty
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 956 Court Avenue, Memphis, TN, 38163, US