Emergency Medicine Faculty Physician - Academic Ranks

Position Description

The Department of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is seeking candidates for faculty positions of all academic ranks. We are seeking to identify faculty who will help us realize our vision of becoming a premier patient centered academic medical center, support our mission to discover and teach how to treat each patient with dignity and respect - anyone, anything, anytime - and actively contribute to developing and training the next generation of academic leaders.

To accomplish this mission, we are seeking faculty who are ideal team players and embody the values of excellence, integrity, humility, diversity, and patient-centeredness.

A focus on diversity and creation of an inclusive, collaborative environment is vital to the success of serving our diverse patient population. The diversity of our physician workforce has been identified and embraced as a core value, with a goal of reflecting the diversity of the patient population we serve. Women and those who identify as underrepresented minorities are encouraged to apply.

Candidates should be exceptional clinicians and board eligible, or board certified in Emergency Medicine. Ideally, the candidate will have a track record of academic excellence in education, research, and/or clinical operations. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

The Department of Emergency Medicine

VUMC’s Department of Emergency Medicine is a national leader in clinical care, education and research. The Department has over 90 faculty, and we have 6 divisions: operations, emergency medical services, global emergency medicine, emergency medicine research, simulation and ultrasound.

Located in Nashville, TN, VUMC is the only adult and pediatric Level I trauma center in Middle Tennessee. VUMC’s combined emergency departments treat over 200,000 patients annually. Department of Emergency Medicine physicians currently provide emergency services at Vanderbilt University Hospital, Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital, Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital, Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital, and the Emergency Department of the Nashville Veterans Administration Medical Center.

Emergency Medicine’s Research Division is one of the most productive and impactful emergency care research groups in the world, with numerous grants and contracts from federal agencies and major industry partners. The Research Division has generated practicing changing data in many fields, including acute heart failure management, resuscitation strategies, airway management, geriatric emergency care, COVID-19 therapies, and ED operations. Faculty and researchers in the department produce more than 100 peer-reviewed publications annually, are currently #13 in NIH funding nationally, and are well regarded by their peers nationally and globally.

Education is a top priority for the department. There are currently 39 residents in this highly regarded and sought-after program. Much of the residency program’s stellar reputation rests on the efforts of faculty members and upper-level residents who view excellent teaching as a core component of their responsibilities. The third/fourth-year medical student rotation is the highest rated required clinical rotation in the medical school.

The Department also has an ACGME accredited fellowship in EMS, a EUFAC accredited fellowship in Ultrasound, and GME approved fellowships in Global Emergency Medicine and Simulation. Through collaborative relationships with other Departments and Divisions at VUMC, we also train fellows in Critical Care Medicine, Clinical Informatics, Sports Medicine, Palliative Medicine, Addiction Medicine, and Pediatric EM.

VUMC - An Overview

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has built a strong reputation as a leader in medical education, research, and patient care throughout the nation over the course of its 147-year history and operates as one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers. VUMC is the largest comprehensive research, teaching, and patient care health system in the State of Tennessee. VUMC consists of a growing array of inpatient hospitals and ambulatory facilities.

At its core, the…