Assistant Professor and Internal Medicine Clinic Director

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is seeking a full-time non-tenure track Assistant Professor and Internal Medicine Clinic Director. This position includes significant administrative, teaching, clinical, and research responsibilities within the ambulatory setting. The Internal Medicine Clinic Director provides leadership for clinic operations, ensures quality patient care, fosters resident education, and supports continuous process improvement.

Administration:

• Lead internal meetings with clinic staff, nursing staff, and faculty at regular intervals.
• Chair the monthly Process and Improvement/Quality Committee and oversee PCMH-related requirements.
• Serve on external committees representing clinic interests, including EMR and UHN committees.
• Manage faculty and resident schedules, ensuring appropriate clinic coverage.
• Address daily operational issues including patient complaints, adverse events, workflow challenges, and policy/procedure development.
• Act as liaison between staff, residents, and faculty to support effective communication and operations.

Ambulatory Education and Research

• Provide bedside teaching, case discussions, and lead ambulatory morning report.
• Support ambulatory curriculum development and deliver didactic lectures, team-based learning, and clinical competency evaluations.
• Mentor residents in quality improvement and research projects.
• Conduct clinic orientation for residents and contribute to annual and monthly reviews.
• Participate in ongoing research initiatives and collaborate on new QI and clinical studies.

Ambulatory Patient Care

• Supervise residents’ clinical care and maintain patient panels with a focus on quality outcomes.
• Ensure appropriate patient care standards, documentation, and coding compliance.
• Provide individualized feedback and coaching to residents.
• Collaborate with pharmacy teams to improve patient outcomes and complete faculty-level clinical requirements.
• Engage in direct patient care tasks, including communication with insurance providers when necessary.

EDUCATION: M.D. or D.O.

EXPERIENCE: Prior experience in academic medicine with demonstrated leadership in ambulatory clinical operations, quality improvement, and resident education is preferred.

LICENSES: Board Certification or board eligibility in Internal Medicine. Currently holds an unrestricted medical license in the State of Tennessee.

DEPARTMENTAL PREFERENCES:

• Strong administrative and organizational leadership skills.
• Experience with EMR optimization and clinical workflow design.
• Proven ability to mentor residents and lead educational activities.
• Commitment to high-quality patient care and process improvement.

For benefits information, please visit

https://www.uthsc.edu/hr/benefits/documents/benefits-preview-packet.pdf

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER, COLLEGE OF MEDICINE - KNOXVILLE

The University of Tennessee College of Medicine – Knoxville (UTCOM-K) was initially established in 1956 as the UT Memorial Research Center and Hospital, which also provided the graduate medical and dental educational (GMDE) and research programs in Knoxville. The GMDE programs collectively became the UT Graduate School of Medicine with the formation of the University of Tennessee Medical Center (UTMC) in 1991, and more recently were renamed the UTCOM-K with the increased emphasis on undergraduate medical education in Knoxville as well as the statewide presence of UT Health Science Center.

The mission of the Knoxville Campus is to advance medical education required to train the next generation of physicians and dentists, deliver comprehensive and compassionate care with our hospital partner, the University of Tennessee Medical Center, and conduct innovative research that is meaningful for patients and their families. Our college provides training for third- and fourth-year Medical Students, second-year Physician Assistant Students, as well as Graduate Medical Education for 11 primary residency programs and 17 subspecialty fellowships. UTCOM-K consists of 548 faculty (258 paid), 245 residents and fellows and hosts an average of 40-50 medical students per month. UTCOMK also provides Continuing Medical Education services for faculty, residents and practicing physicians in our region, as well as Advanced Medical Simulation for students, residents, and faculty.

The College of Medicine-Knoxville, in partnership with the UTMC, sponsors extensive translational research in both clinical and laboratory settings. The faculty collaborates with various institutions both regionally and nationally including other UT Health Science Center campuses, UTK, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and other health science center institutions.