Open Rank Professor - Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Tennessee at Martin
Salary undisclosed
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Description
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.
About this role
The Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at UT Health Science Center seeks an experienced clinician-educator to join its faculty in Memphis. This open-rank position emphasizes clinical care delivery alongside teaching responsibilities—supervising medical students, residents, and fellows—and contributing to interdisciplinary training and scholarly work. You would work with specialized populations including children with complex movement disorders, spinal cord injuries, amputations, and other conditions affecting function, drawing on procedural skills such as botulinum toxin injections, intrathecal baclofen pump management, and ultrasound-guided interventions.
The role calls for someone with at least five years of post-fellowship experience and a track record of clinical excellence, research productivity, and administrative leadership. You should be board-certified in Pediatric Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, capable of leading multidisciplinary teams, and able to obtain a Tennessee medical license. This is a full-time, in-office position within a large academic health system that spans the state and operates extensive residency and fellowship programs.
UT Health Science Center is Tennessee's flagship public academic health institution, headquartered in Memphis with regional locations across the state. The Memphis campus offers a lower cost of living than many comparable cities, alongside cultural amenities and an active medical district.
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