Assistant Professor Clinical Practice -Ophthalmology

Essential Job Functions

• Provide faculty support to meet the teaching, research and patient care needs of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.
• Assist in fulfilling UTMB's threefold mission by providing direct patient eyecare, with major emphasis on patients suffering from cornea, external diseases and refractive surgery, including surgery, consultative services, outpatient services and care of hospitalized patients.
• Participate in all teaching activities of the Department including conferences and lectures, bedside teaching and rounds; house staff supervision in the operating room, clinics and in-patient services; continuing medical education; and local, regional, and national meetings.
• Supervise and evaluate residents, provide medical direction and participate in committee memberships at the departmental and Health system level.
• Advance clinical knowledge through scholarly and research efforts, participating in either basic research (laboratory) or clinical research and publication of scientific articles.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited medical school.
• Completed an ACGME approved residency training program in ophthalmology, with interest and training in cornea, external diseases and refractive surgery, including surgery.
• Eligible for or have a Texas Medical License without restrictions.

Salary

Commensurate with experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.