Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor- College of Medicine

This position is intended for clinical faculty with an effort in teaching, leadership, innovation and clinical service in Emergency Medicine. The specific instructional role is flexible and will include a combination of direct teaching, emergency medicine services, resident advising, assessment of resident performance, research and other roles as determined by the developing needs of the College of Medicine.  Compensation is consistent with private emergency medicine services in the region.

Working with Regional One Health, the University of Tennessee has established the only emergency residency program in Western Tennessee. The hospital’s emergency department is being designed as a model for high throughput emergency care in a facility with the only level I trauma center in the region.  The program we seek to develop includes clinical experience in a highly structured environment, residency teaching with very qualified emergency medicine house staff and research that will extend to multiple areas (stroke, wound care, ultrasound, etc).  Our goal is to transform the emergency medicine physician workforce in Western Tennessee to the benefits of our communities/patients and trainees.  This is an important priority for both the medical school and health system.

Qualifications

• Board certification or Board eligible in Emergency Medicine required.
• Completion of an accredited residency required and sub certifications/training highly preferred.
• Current unrestricted licensure as a Physician in Tennessee. 
• Current certification DEA number. 
• Eligible for malpractice insurance.

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER 

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is the flagship statewide, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering integrated, collaborative, and inclusive 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, UTHSC 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. UTHSC 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. UTHSC 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.