Assistant​/Associate Professor in Community Practice

Assistant/Associate Professor in Community Practice Job Summary

Clinical Track or Tenure Track faculty position in Small Animal Medicine with a focus on community outreach.

• Participate in classroom, clinical and laboratory instruction of veterinary students, graduate students, interns, and graduate veterinarians.
• Participate in providing client services to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH), with emphasis on, but not limited to Small Animal Community Practice.
• Provide supervision and training to students and rotating interns in physical examinations, diagnosis, treatment, general care and interpersonal communication (client, patient care team, etc.).
• Participate in clinical and laboratory instruction and supervision and evaluation of veterinary students and interns with hands‑on instruction, case‑based rounds or small‑group didactic sessions.
• Participate in didactic course instruction and evaluation of veterinary students.
• Develop and teach assigned topics in curriculum courses, participate in student rounds sessions and student performance evaluations.
• Participate in community outreach service activities including the Mobile Practice service.
• Develop innovative teaching and service programs.
• Develop strong professional relationships with referring veterinarians.
• Participate in state and national outreach and continuing education.
• Participate on college and university committees.
• Participate in creative scholarship in small animal clinical medicine for professional development.

• DVM or equivalent degree is required.
• Successful completion of a rotating internship program or 3 years of small animal clinical experience.

• Ability to operate standard office equipment.
• Ability to walk short distances.
• Ability to lift and carry parcels, packages and other items.
• Ability to view a computer terminal.

Exempt

Full‑time

• Must possess interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with faculty, staff, and students in a collegial and diverse team environment.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaborate with others as a team member.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and written.