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Window World of the Ozarks

Associate/Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (MED), AD-0602-00

Window World of the Ozarks, Bethesda, Maryland, us, 20811


The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is the Nation's federal health sciences university and is committed to excellence in military medicine and public health during peace and war. USU serves the uniformed services and the Nation as an outstanding academic health sciences center with a worldwide perspective for education, research, service, and consultation. USU uniquely relates these activities to military medicine, disaster medicine, and military medical readiness.The Department of Medicine, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, invites applications for the position of Assistant or Associate Professor (tenure eligible track). The Department of Medicine is responsible for fostering and assessing the skills, knowledge, and professionalism of students necessary for success in graduate medical education and military medical practice; maintains an academic environment strongly supporting productive basic science and clinical research endeavors; fosters academic excellence through effective faculty development programs, periodic faculty review, and strong support for academic advancement; demonstrates, through a skilled faculty, the role model of a compassionate, dedicated caregiver and teacher as well as an innovative, ethical clinician scientist; supports military readiness with in-depth expertise on nephrology and solid-organ transplant wellness measures, and other internal medicine concerns of particular operational significance; fosters academic excellence in professional training throughout military graduate medical education; and provides public presentations supporting graduate and continuing medical education on internal medicine and related topics.Duties:

The incumbent will serve as an Assistant or Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and as such will be responsible for teaching, research, patient/clinical care and administrative assignments.In coordination with other faculty members of the department, assists in planning and development of curriculum in a manner so as to integrate the student's knowledge of basic sciences with clinical medicine. Participates in the development and organization of specific courses of study which provide practical experience in learning fundamentals of sound history and physical examination, and diagnosis and evaluation of patients with medical and surgical disorders.Supervises groups of medical students, interns, residents and postdoctoral graduate assistants at the tutorial level in the clinic and the laboratory. Responsible for teaching new research techniques, use of appropriate instruments and equipment, and statistical and analytical procedures. Prepares materials for presentation, provides daily supervision, and reviews student performance. Serves as advisor to pre-doctoral and postdoctoral assistants in guiding their training programs. Prepares and presents lectures in area of major expertise to the entire student body as part of core teaching requirements for USU, SOM curriculum whether in pre-clerkship, clerkship, post-clerkship, or graduate student or post-doctoral positions and serving as a “preceptor” or teaching attending at least annually.Performs patient care including all appropriate technical procedures, and supervises all patient care services performed by staff and students in area of expertise.Participates in investigational, research and developmental projects, directs experimental activities, evaluates data, draws conclusions, and publishes results. Reviews and critiques research and developmental areas, and develops, monitors, and evaluates contractual research and development arrangements. Serves as research advisor to graduate students in field of expertise, assists in planning programs, setting objectives, and evaluating progress.Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to serving on major standing committees; preparing staff reports; representing the University at professional gatherings delivering lectures; participating in meetings and panel discussions at other institutions and maintaining professional contacts with other medical schools and professional organizations throughout the country to locate and exchange information of mutual interest.Qualification Requirements:

The incumbent must bring to this position a minimum of a medical degree (M.D. or D.O.) from an accredited university or institution, be board-certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology and Fellowship Trained in Transplant Nephrology (or equivalent), maintain an active license to practice medicine in a state, and be credentialed for the full range of specialty practice in a hospital setting.This position requires: experience in teaching medical students and/or residents as well as, experience with quantitative and/or qualitative methods and analysis. The incumbent must have a track record of successful teaching, scholarship, and leadership in educational settings. Familiarity with the structure and culture of military medicine and military hospitals are desirable. The successful candidate must be academically qualified for a faculty appointment at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in accordance with USUHS and SOM academic policies.This position requires direct patient care and/or clinical activities; as such, the incumbent will be subject to pre-employment and random drug testing requirements under the USUHS Drug-Free Workplace Program. Failure to meet the requirement will result in the withdrawal of the position offer or removal from the positionNominees for this position shall be required to successfully complete a security background investigation. Failure to meet the background investigation requirements will result in the withdrawal of the position offer or removal from the position.Relocation expenses i.e. PCS or relocation incentives as described in 5 U.S.C 5733 may be authorized in accordance with applicable travel regulations, command policy and available command funding.Recruitment Incentive may be authorizedU.S. citizenship is required.Instruction to Candidates: To receive consideration, applicants must specify in their cover letter the academic rank for which they are applying.

Along with a cover letter, applicants should submit via email: a curriculum vitae, reprints of four recent publications, a statement detailing academic and research interests, and the names of six individuals who can be contacted to provide references to:Mary BroomeDepartment of MedicineUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences4301 Jones Bridge RoadBethesda, MD 20814-4799Mary.broome@usuhs.eduUSUHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to racial, cultural, and ethnic diversity.

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