Program Director and Assistant Professor - College of Medicine (Chattanooga, TN)
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Chattanooga, TN, USA
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Medicine-Chattanooga, is seeking a full-time, non-tenured Assistant Professor and Program Director. This position directs our neurology training program to be in full alignment with all Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) rules, regulations, and guidelines, including but not limited to resident recruitment, maintaining excellent clinical and academic training, scheduling, mentoring, evaluating, and leading appropriate committees as mandated by the ACGME requirements. The Program Director is responsible for the success of the program and communicates with ACGME and responds to site visits and citations. This position works closely with the Program Coordinator for data and maintenance of all files.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Medicine-Chattanooga, is seeking a full-time, non-tenured Assistant Professor and Program Director. This position directs our neurology training program to be in full alignment with all Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) rules, regulations, and guidelines, including but not limited to resident recruitment, maintaining excellent clinical and academic training, scheduling, mentoring, evaluating, and leading appropriate committees as mandated by the ACGME requirements. The Program Director is responsible for the success of the program and communicates with ACGME and responds to site visits and citations. This position works closely with the Program Coordinator for data and maintenance of all files.
EDUCATION: MD or DO Degree.
LICENSES: Board certification in Neurology.
EXPERIENCE: Two (2) years of experience as a Neurology Program Director or Associate Program Director.
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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.
- Supervises all residents and committee meetings related to the residency training program as per the duties assigned to the program director in the ACGME requirements and guidelines.
- Conducts clinical trials as principal investigator or sub investigator, as participation in residents' didactic effort, including yearly grand round presentation is anticipated as well as the regular hospital clinic and bedside teaching.
- Reports to and will be supervised by the Chair of the Neurology Department and the institutional DEO.