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The College of Medicine in the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is accepting applications for a non-tenure track Open Rank Professor. This full-time position includes clinical care, leadership and administration, research and innovation, teaching medical students, pediatric and medicine-pediatric residents and fellows, as well as other academic pursuits and research opportunities. Additional responsibilities include providing inpatient and outpatient Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation consultation and care at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. This position serves as Chief of Pediatric Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and provides supervision of medical students, pediatric and medicine-pediatric residents and fellows.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include clinical care, including supervision of medical students, residents and fellows. The successful applicant will also help to provide interdisciplinary training, community engagement, and scholarly activities (e.g., clinical, translational, quality, or community research). The division leads and participates in the care and treatment of specialized populations with unique needs, such as children with complex movement disorders, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, brain injury and neurotrauma, spinal cord injury, amputations and congenital limb deficiencies, any other diagnosis affecting daily function. Procedural capabilities include botulinum toxin and phenol injections, intrathecal baclofen pump management, ultrasound-guided injections, spasticity assessment and tone management, gait and motion analysis.
Qualifications
EDUCATION: MD, DO, or equivalent degree.
EXPERIENCE: Five (5) years post-fellowship experience with progressive leadership responsibilities. Distinguished record of clinical excellence, scholarly achievement, and administrative success. Demonstrated success in leading collaborative, multidisciplinary teams.
LICENSE/CERTIFICATIONS: Board-eligible/board-certified in Pediatric Rehabilitation & Physical Medicine. Must be able to obtain a State of Tennessee medical license.
For benefits information, please visit
https://www.uthsc.edu/hr/benefits/documents/benefits-preview-packet.pdf
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
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.