AssistantAssociate Professor Dentistry Oral Surgery Clinician Educator
AssistantAssociate Professor Dentistry Oral Surgery Clinician Educator
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The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (PennVet) Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine Section of Surgery Dentistry and Oral Surgery Service (DOSS) invites qualified individuals to apply for an open faculty position in the Clinician Educator (CE) track at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. Applications are currently being accepted until a suitable candidate is identified. The successful candidate is expected to have history of or potential as an exemplary clinician educator researcher and academic leader in their field. Members of faculty in the CE track yearly perform 29 weeks of clinical patient care in PennVets Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital and participate in the clinical and didactic teaching of veterinary students interns and residents. The CE faculty member is expected to contribute to their field through scholarship that brings new knowledge and advances their field.
For this position the successful candidate will join Penn Vets existing DOSS. The DOSS employs two (AVDC) boardcertified specialists (successful candidate will be second CE faculty member) in support of the program. There are 3 residents enrolled in the residency training program. Clinical service responsibilities will include provision of patient care and supervision of daytoday operations of the service. Teaching responsibilities will include didactic and laboratory instruction of preclinical veterinary students small group and didactic instruction of clinical veterinary students rotating through the service and mentoring of dentistry and oral surgery residents. In addition to student rounds and separate clinician rounds the DOSS holds resident rounds journal clubs board review lectures and laboratories. More than 30 Diplomates of multiple American and European certifying colleges who are leaders in their fields support the DOSS. The Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital is a dynamic and intellectually stimulating environment with an excellent nursing staff and house officers. The school is located amid a vibrant urban neighborhood that offers an abundance of cultural resources including music art theatres and fine dining University of Pennsylvania offers an outstanding environment for dentistry and oral surgery research as collaborative opportunities abound within the School of Veterinary Medicine and the wider Penn research community. The successful candidate will enjoy a wealth of opportunities that will enable the fulfillment of their responsibilities in a highly collaborative outstanding clinical environment within a busy academic teaching hospital The newly renovated Richard Lichter Advanced Dentistry and Oral Surgery Suite reopened in November 2024. Stateoftheart Olympic HiLo adjustable height surgical tables were installed to offer advanced docking systems for integration of dental equipment and surgical tools and provide greater efficiency during procedures. In addition video capture systems complete with boom mounted pantiltzoom (PTZ) cameras 55inch 4k displays and live video streaming capabilities were added at every surgical station to facilitate Penn Vets innovative student and resident learning experiences. A space was also established for a Xoran Technologies vTRON cone beam CT unit. Penn Vets DOSS is a recognized leader in periodontal surgery endodontic and prosthodontic therapy jaw fracture repair orofacial oncologic surgery palate defect repair and various forms of oral and maxillofacial reconstruction. The proposed CE position opens new opportunities for research and educational collaborations across campus. The University of Pennsylvania offers a highly interactive campuswide biomedical research environment. Penn Vets DOSS Penn Dental and the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia have a history of collaboration and there is interest towards deepening these relationships further.
Candidates must have a veterinary degree and be a Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College or be AVDC Board Eligible. Experience in an academic teaching hospital setting and knowledge in oral and maxillofacial surgery are preferred.
Salary and rank are commensurate with professional and academic credentials and experience.
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