Faculty - Primary Care
Listed on 2026-01-11
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Education / Teaching
University Professor, Academic
This position is responsible for teaching in Touro University Nevada as required. This position fulfills duties to further the mission of the department, college, and University by participating in student education, scholarly activities, and University service.
Faculty members are encouraged to conduct original research/scholarly activities and pursue extramural funding in their areas of interest. This position is a 12-month appointment with primary teaching and clinical responsibilities with opportunities to conduct original research/scholarly activities and contribute to institutional service activities.
Located in Henderson, Nevada, approximately twenty-five minutes from the iconic Las Vegas strip, Touro University Nevada is a non-profit medical, health sciences, and education graduate university focused on positively impacting our community in healthcare and education. Our values surrounding intellectual pursuit and service to humanity are steadfast and are clearly visible in the actions of our students, faculty, staff, and graduates.
We invite you to apply to our position for consideration to join the ranks of our talented and professional staff and faculty. Please visit the tun.touro.edu/administration/human-resources website where you can see a comprehensive listing of optional benefits and Human Resources contact information.
Responsibilities- Develop and deliver content in collaboration with Program Directors and Department Chairs ensuring essential elements adhere to and exceed, as defined by the relevant governing body accreditation, requirements and the University’s mission.
- Maintains content expertise within discipline and contributes to the curricular model and delivery modalities of that coursework.
- Ensures teaching is current, appropriate, and inter-related, integrating emerging knowledge with practical longitudinal clinical experience.
- Works effectively as a team member to enhance and improve curricula, maintaining a climate hospitable to creativity and innovation.
- Develop and maintain a working knowledge of various teaching and assessment approaches.
- Provide medical services to include all duties and responsibilities reasonable and customary in the execution of clinical practice.
- Maintains professional knowledge through educational workshops, professional publications, and active membership within applicable professional societies.
- Performs within the scope of practice and under licensure by the relevant Nevada state regulatory board.
- Serves as an effective leader/mentor for students in the clinical environment.
- Provide engagement and supervision in leading University to prepare students for lifelong active citizenship.
- Helps ensure students reach optimal performance.
- Collaborate and/or mentor with faculty, staff and students to develop and implement research topics.
- Present on a variety of research and scholarly topics locally, nationally and internationally.
- Facilitate and/or contribute towards interdepartmental research collaborations.
- Builds collaborative partnership opportunities across various entities.
- Promotes and represents the University at local, state, and national events.
- Coordinates with the Office of Advancement/Public Relations on all media contacts.
- Serves on various committees and teams within the University as assigned.
- Contributes to the University’s compliance with required documentation related to accreditation.
- Remains in compliance with all institutional policies and procedures.
Education
: DO or MD degree required. All contracted faculty must have a current Nevada license and board certification in a primary care specialty. US citizenship or permanent residency is required.
Experience
: Experience in teaching osteopathic, medical, allied health and/or graduate students. Evidence of productivity in research or other scholarly activities.
Candidates should have substantial…
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