Open Rank Professor-Psychiatry

About the job

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences in Memphis, Tennessee, is seeking full-time non-tenure track Geriatric Psychiatrist. This is an Open Rank faculty position. The position is largely outpatient psychiatry, and the faculty member is expected to work closely with neurology and related services in a Memory Care Clinic setting.

Responsibilities

This position consist of clinical care, clinical supervision of trainees, departmental and university service, and teaching. There are options for protected research time for appropriate 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, epidemiology, outcomes, and service delivery research.

Qualifications

EDUCATION: MD, DO, or equivalent.

LICENSES: Board certification in Psychiatry by the ABPN is required. Completion of an accredited residency or equivalent, as permitted by state law, is required and sub-certifications/training in Geriatric Psychiatry is highly preferred. International Medical Graduates who have completed an ACGME-accredited residency are encouraged to apply. A TN Medical License and DEA License is required at the time of onboarding.

Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest and Curriculum Vitae to:

Ronald Cowan, MD, PhD, FAPA

Chair, Department of Psychiatry,

920 Madison Avenue, Room 262, Memphis, TN 38163

For benefits information, please visit

https://www.uthsc.edu/hr/benefits/documents/benefits-preview-packet.pdf

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCES

The University of Tennessee Health Sciences is a statewide flagship, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Sciences is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering collaborative education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UT Health Sciences contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.

Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Sciences is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT’s doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges -- Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UT Health Sciences spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UT Health Sciences is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state’s largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs.

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. It is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, and an actively growing medical district.

Memphis boasts attractions, including Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second-largest urban county park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.