Assistant Professor-Medicine Gastroenterology
University of Tennessee at Martin
Salary undisclosed
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Description
This position gives didactic lectures to the first- and second-year medical students as part of the preclinical curriculum. In addition, the position will teach didactic lectures to the third-year students during the medicine clerkship. This position will be 90% teaching, 5% research, and 5% service.
Qualifications
EDUCATION: M.D. Degree and MBA degree.
EXPERIENCE: Teaching experience and research background with peer-reviewed publications is preferred.
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 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.
About this role
At the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, this Assistant Professor position centers on medical education, with gastroenterology instruction forming the core of the role. You would deliver didactic lectures to preclinical medical students in years one and two, then teach third-year students during their medicine clerkship rotation. The position is structured heavily toward teaching—90 percent of your effort—with smaller allocations for research and service activities.
The role requires both an M.D. and an MBA, reflecting the institution's emphasis on clinically trained educators with business acumen. Teaching experience is essential; a background in research with peer-reviewed publications is preferred. This is a full-time, in-office position at UTHSC's Memphis campus, part of Tennessee's flagship public academic health system and the state's largest educator of health care professionals.
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