Assistant Professor

The School of Medicine at Meharry Medical College is seeking board certified and/or board eligible physicians that are interested in an academic faculty position. This clinical faculty physician will practice medicine in the inpatient and outpatient setting. This position will participate in the teaching and supervision of medical students, residents, fellows, and other trainees. The position will have direct reporting to the Department Chair and/or his/her designee.

Daily Operations:

Clinical Activity

• Clinical activities will include developing an outpatient practice in conjunction with the Meharry Medical Group in the areas of general Psychiatry. Faculty will also participate in inpatient duties.
• Provides psychiatric evaluations and medication management services to clients of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
• Provide appropriate clinical documentation and follow up for services/treatment activities.
• Develops treatment plans by determining nature and extent of cognitive, emotional, developmental, social, and behavioral disorders; establishing treatment goals and methodologies.
• Treats patients by utilizing psychotherapeutic methods and medications; discussing progress toward goals with patients; providing instructions; monitoring effect of medications;
• Develops treatment plans by determining nature and extent of cognitive, emotional, developmental, social, and behavioral disorders; establishing treatment goals and methodologies.
• Treats patients by utilizing psychotherapeutic methods and medications; discussing progress toward goals with patients; providing instructions; monitoring effect of medications;
• Provides supervision and clinical instruction to medical students/resident on various medical and behavioral health subjects to include medication management and psychiatric evaluations.

Academic Service/Scholarly Activity

• Contributes to the Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Division's scholarly research efforts.
• Serves on a department and institutional committees assigned by the Department Chair.

Teaching

• Teaching and mentoring medical students, residents, and fellows in the pre-clinical and clinical years.

Research

• No research required

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

:

• Knowledge of human behavior and complex behavioral problems.
• Knowledge of principles and methods of psychiatry.
• Knowledge of mental illness, substance use and co-occurring disorders.
• Scholarly work within the area of the individual’s discipline demonstrated by publication, presentation, or recognition as an authority.
• Expertise and experience in medical student academic supervision and assessment.
• Established track record of mentoring.
• Demonstrate the ability to work well with a diverse and dedicated patient care staff.
• Must meet institutional qualifications for a faculty appointment
• Possess excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Strong work ethic and high level integrity
• Established track record of mentoring
• Computer proficient
• Knowledge of MS Office Suite

Education and Experience:

• Must have a M.D., D.O. or equivalent degree from an appropriately accredited medical school.
• Must have board certification or have completed an ACGME-approved residency in sub-specialty or a Fellowship in specialty and be board eligible.
• Must be eligible for unrestricted Tennessee medical license and malpractice insurance coverage.
• Must have a DEA certificate
• Must meet credentialing requirements of community and teaching hospitals in Tennessee.
• Must have prior experience working in an Academic Medical School

Meharry Medical College was founded just 11 years after the end of the Civil War with the mission of educating African Americans to serve the underserved. Today, the nation’s largest private, historically black academic health sciences center has trained thousands of health care professionals. Three out of every four Meharrians return to urban or rural communities to serve others by providing medical or dental services.

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