Psychiatry—Open Rank Faculty Position, College of Medicine
Responsibilities
The positions are at the faculty rank of Assistant Professor or above, and consist of clinical care, clinical supervision of trainees, departmental and university service, and teaching. There are options for protected research time for interested applicants. Active areas of research include prospective clinical and clinical trials in addiction, pain in aging, cancer, and dementia, large neuroimaging database analyses, clinical trials in child and adolescent psychiatry, and epidemiological, outcomes, and service delivery research through our Center for Youth Advocacy and Well-Being.
Qualifications
- MD, DO or equivalent, Board certification or Board eligibility required.
- Completion of an accredited residency or equivalent as permitted by state law is required and sub certifications/training highly preferred.
- International Medical Graduates are encouraged to apply.
- H1B and J1 visa, with waiver, is supported for appropriate applicants.
Requirements
At the time of start, current licensure as a Physician in Tennessee, current DEA certification number, eligible for malpractice insurance, relocation is not required, however the work is on-site.
Skills
Must be able to work with residents / fellows, medical students, and other trainees.
Benefits
For benefits information, please visit https://www.uthsc.edu/hr/benefits/documents/benefits-preview-packet.pdf
Pay
N/A
Schedule
N/A
Contact
Please contact Ron Cowan, MD, PhD, Harrison Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, UT Health Science Center. Email: Rcowan3@uthsc.edu
About the Role
The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UT Health Science Center) is seeking full-time psychiatrists for adult outpatient and adult consultation liaison psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatrists for consultation liaison, emergency psychiatry, and outpatient psychiatry. Areas of need for adult psychiatrists include general psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, and addiction psychiatry.
Location
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.